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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon7 \5 G4 ?" e- O8 X8 u" z
$ I: h3 h. T, I# V* _+ F8 }# u: vby Tom Randall/ [0 @2 w& w! ?/ \
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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. ) b7 P# S6 Y8 o: A+ r2 E7 p
Oil 'Rally'
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$ A+ i3 d4 @5 q7 n" o# tOne 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.
) j: A e1 h0 B- @Crude 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& Y/ ^9 C; c* {( eU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High1 Y2 r6 U! o# P8 v( Y0 `2 r$ J4 p
" w& f( y+ E9 U2 DThe 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.
+ {. K1 Y2 @$ o' ?$ oWinter 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. 0 G: g( P6 w& {" p
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA$ {: u# Z5 W; ~ K) e( @
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