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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall+ q3 H8 t. k5 t; W' n' X- b
0 B9 J& ?4 x& ?( _5 aOil 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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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. 2 N# Q9 q; j& _
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. % p; P) X6 M/ Q P% \- W
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6 k O, f* F! _6 Q; R1 Q% pThe 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. ; H) y3 M+ ?( y2 G' u. M5 Y" 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.
( q& L* \- T" v) }) m6 ~0 HMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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