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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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9 L: O6 X3 N# c8 k0 Q) ]4 x% sby Tom Randall
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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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$ p5 @ q2 g1 {6 g, | VOne 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. + G4 d# J$ N1 e* V# C
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.
7 H1 T. s+ c1 jU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High0 P, w' {" E. f; y7 P% L
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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.
& r r* g5 n* P7 _8 BWinter 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.
" E$ s" q3 j I8 ]Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.; S9 r6 i+ T( m+ f0 S' w2 z
, \# E) P, B, X: U, oU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA. u& g7 P4 i# l) O- g
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