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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon# P5 k& c; f0 q) }- a
5 @" U: M5 c: W+ `by Tom Randall s& x, p' |/ |9 [
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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. " R4 d; X2 Y3 q7 h) x4 p$ j) 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. 5 p- m& T: a! Y9 b) i
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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o9 a7 B) _( o0 y( JThe 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. 1 f9 S% e. g9 ]! Z6 T
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. & V9 s5 {4 ^. N* F
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.7 G1 v8 x7 X2 O, p. K( I- D- y7 B+ a
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