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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall
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6 M2 i2 R# x* u( NOil 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. 2 B9 L7 V1 r( M) B8 d6 A
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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.
& K) X: V; L: H0 Z0 r3 }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.
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/ R6 m g/ \! a0 z1 RThe 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.
) L) Z9 ?. P$ r3 P, E; GWinter 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.
7 t1 u& u5 q; R3 X: m4 b8 pMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.' ^3 a5 H' p* W" y: _
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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