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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall+ e6 y; `4 d5 n! C4 X4 G
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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. " v5 j8 c$ K* B# u# ?
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One 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.
7 V5 o$ k# Z% ~; _2 ECrude 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. , C! T- u: @6 H% Z( u
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8 U( O, E. y* B! J& I: r/ M3 jThe 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. * m- ~+ ]# M& T' f! d4 T6 j
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. ) n( E4 \, S8 j. |% z) p, k
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972." H8 _( F6 I' E* ?7 K$ j
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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