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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon: O. m7 s5 ^ Y3 _( D/ t
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by Tom Randall( x7 [! R& q, n8 }- }: H0 {. x, ?
) E0 |8 D" D0 }$ t1 FOil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement.
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( c5 n- x1 k* B( m! y: SOne big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it.
) I2 U# l5 b" lCrude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average. O2 u6 u2 z& R" i
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High- J0 N* t8 M" @, A
+ E) E6 h: T9 A& p* Z! lThe buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News.
: e& _& R! s9 ^$ t& IWinter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries. # h5 R8 W5 T/ P( Q/ z9 q
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.- `8 ]4 a6 Z% U4 e/ v
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA) z3 p/ z2 s$ j6 u6 }0 `
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