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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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) }- B* L3 I2 i$ ~! _; q& Tby 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.
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; M% N p! }2 J) BOne 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. 8 j: X4 `0 i% P/ n0 l6 W
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. 5 k' E2 n5 D" i$ ~
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High" m5 p5 {& W1 J) E0 @) P
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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.
7 ?& X! D8 F- Z' K# v' Z6 s, xWinter 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 ? ^: ]6 m- q0 t4 V" ~* M% uMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.- S1 j/ L$ N8 V9 L- [
5 A( J" J- y( Z/ ]2 }* TU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA- d/ k7 @6 U- f$ r* s
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