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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon6 {$ D+ W* B1 s2 N
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by Tom Randall& _. N6 S/ G* S/ S& d) H
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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. & H2 n! }9 H7 ?1 F& \( q9 x
Oil 'Rally'
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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.
& F7 v& a: i* b1 h! ICrude 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. 0 Y7 H! s3 ] q8 b
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High0 | J# ?8 Z* t/ C1 G2 R
. w7 _8 }, @ T- H/ J' D: {# A UThe 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.
) L7 n+ F& ]$ A8 }9 h3 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. " u$ R/ r8 P+ T4 H& P$ K
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.) A% {( K. X' F$ N! {1 ]; U
/ u1 z! N; q3 D, r4 \U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA/ Z. H6 B* b5 n* L7 b3 f7 R
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