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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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- t: x( ]! j8 u* z& d* ^1 W$ v& O9 aOil 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. ; o* F$ g' h$ |$ v) {3 }: k( I1 g
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) Y% y3 y: E0 N! I! v, vOne 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. 4 f& N3 Q) |( _* h% t
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.
4 v7 U( z; A. \) C0 M2 @U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High* J% [7 F. ^4 @! p
' H8 f0 U, D5 R/ w* C* e4 gThe 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. 8 E3 ^* b( ^8 e. {
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 x4 M( T" ^ Z. d! F+ `" a
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.$ G y8 a/ T+ r" U/ h
6 {8 A( _% G, |$ Q) Y2 O$ ?U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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