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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon, j3 `5 U. g) W0 {- `# q+ i
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- i, }( v& j' B- p& P: q5 |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. $ q% |; V/ A$ ~7 ~4 Z( `
Oil 'Rally'
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! K6 {+ p8 q& p' ?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. / ~, { I4 i! P) a) w
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.
' |, A4 y) u6 |U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High, ~3 s: f, b$ x9 M0 p
D* q& i0 j5 n9 LThe 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.
0 `3 ?1 C; n4 W3 s! q# iWinter 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 O5 W6 {3 i/ |0 h- fMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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