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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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" f# N! ^+ j, N: U+ ~by Tom Randall
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Oil 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. : C) L, _% {: k g
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4 A5 {' x \, W4 l% ^( S, IOne 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.
" ]* T2 ~, U3 ~ }# TCrude 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. 1 |$ N1 J1 E; p+ S
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The 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- z Q# J& C5 v' U1 K( @Winter 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. 1 k( J7 t' X9 s# [, Q- g- v
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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; w2 o& c# A- j* y) JU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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