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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon! ~( n: v, a. ?. S$ D
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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. # w! j J0 U* N$ j: _
Oil 'Rally'
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) ] V# E; N- f" JOne 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.
, T' X( m0 q$ v3 v4 d: V* HCrude 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. . ?- H- b+ B3 Y* ^
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High/ b. c$ u$ W1 H' v
, X( t+ {* \/ z& g; u4 q8 d3 u( cThe 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.
# K: T- T) M, g/ R5 P9 kWinter 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.
! T% F0 G( m0 i- M* @6 AMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.; N: F8 R r# c
' ?. x$ U- t# @& \9 dU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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