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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon& U* ?* P) _$ D2 Y- J. ]( g
0 t2 M- ?+ U) W! o, d9 Dby Tom Randall+ a4 A4 ^0 _# @; B1 q
# i! ^( }: L8 Z" k0 t0 eOil 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. 9 |! Y' V1 b) Y' L
Oil 'Rally'
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8 {" d" v0 d6 T$ j7 m8 ZOne 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.
& s, L2 P! h2 _$ k+ @1 F& z- jCrude 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 h/ f8 [. V" gU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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9 M: i/ I F4 @: y* TThe 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 X7 h% q0 u% X1 `, [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.
, }; \; R7 d \' ~; JMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.* l1 I2 f7 Y0 J g8 `, Y
/ P G/ |3 `* ~U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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