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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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" K' w- r! V4 i9 tby Tom Randall
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; o+ w' O3 U0 O3 u9 qOil 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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1 Z. B+ E: f; z/ _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. % y+ ?6 K+ _4 t+ j: W) O& S
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.
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/ z, K) p$ O& m# V6 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.
- y4 x( D/ m5 q0 {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.
( v4 e3 X# C2 g+ {# D; \Meanwhile, 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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