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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon8 J3 {, A: l$ n) K$ _& x
- k1 O7 ]0 |% W. |' r1 P! C8 i1 Oby Tom Randall
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, B$ l. H+ n/ gOil 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. 8 ?; T; Y" ]; C: F, H
Oil 'Rally'
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; N" r. G3 B2 ?/ XOne 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. ) F4 c% c$ Y( @0 J% [+ |$ G0 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. : b: r2 o! Z- c4 s4 @/ V7 a- E
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High/ |$ L3 C/ i$ r% Z7 E
- }! ]! y1 k8 d% p& G1 i3 H/ ^* \The 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.
& u9 k8 M+ R& B T3 |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.
2 F3 ?. ?9 D# z) aMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.1 v$ j" m2 n$ `
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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