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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon5 o* k, ~7 }/ G- F* r; ?
9 }- I$ U6 V2 {by Tom Randall# b$ V6 K v! N8 \2 v5 S9 f# ?
% K1 y# T( P% } O. h/ f2 POil 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. : P! M$ j9 g! Q" f
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. 4 w% W9 a; M8 o! h9 R/ g+ [' h8 u- G
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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4 y% _* G5 i: v+ n, a4 K" QThe 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. 5 m5 B9 h- I1 h! O3 y7 L+ f, }' F
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. & F* x# H# { }- p
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.; o6 @' _: t& w1 [/ H
6 L+ ~. W8 F x q1 }U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA3 K/ I! A7 _1 W' J
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