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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon' U, U1 J/ P7 N) o, X- g
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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.
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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.
, j$ N4 |# ~" t4 d2 E, sCrude 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. ' {: Q8 H6 S# P& q6 p% x# R
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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.
- E- e' J: c! s, zWinter 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.
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% Q: _/ m9 ` \* r6 fU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA- a* d' L9 F9 j: u
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