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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon+ Q& r" y" Y \6 C1 E1 v" v" k
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by Tom Randall; J8 r6 y# Y) [
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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. 7 s/ |% ]+ G& u4 d) e
Oil 'Rally'
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% n6 b2 S' x' v: X" g8 z3 D$ ]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. , R+ T+ Q$ Y% W: S
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.
/ e! B& |" `+ sU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High1 w: X4 D1 A2 Y @9 m- P
1 S; e2 X$ e! M4 A4 i/ YThe 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. # J* ~6 A2 n( } 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.
7 E9 I! L% {8 x7 D! C% L5 `; GMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.! `* [0 V) w* `$ q4 f8 F
* n! }. w! [# e9 s# ~U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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