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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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9 U, e" G7 o9 wby 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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7 [+ U+ Q" i+ k; }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.
$ x4 }* A9 f4 B W0 b, yCrude 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. / b) v m- k M& N1 r. A% r0 C
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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5 l& R% S5 u) ]) D* 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. ; C9 A" D1 h" L6 A# I
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.
( s5 o f$ A* \0 Y) aMeanwhile, 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
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