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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon) f! K3 l: [+ f- h: q: a: t
* [! y2 U0 x2 L; i& _' _. P5 Cby Tom Randall5 E5 c# Q6 n+ ]. Z; y% F4 c
# w! k. D- M I% LOil 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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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.
/ G+ T$ o3 l9 b; J* s* RCrude 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.
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( w0 ]4 k$ j1 E C, I9 uThe 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. " n( `7 g9 ~4 M. f- W/ o
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. 5 o; `+ T( H4 u1 |% F/ _
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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( x( L+ ?8 [" M0 B' d1 jU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA# @1 l' D' M% I
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