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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon( Q8 ~8 v& Z6 \: h$ y
1 T9 S. v' i( k' bby Tom Randall4 B; G# l1 ~3 Z6 T1 {9 ]$ Q9 v
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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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5 ]) _' x/ B( l' S9 o8 V8 g" M, mOne 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. $ _* _% W# j1 ~
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 \7 C/ j/ L7 ]; L# r" [1 a
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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4 _- z: { E- v$ B1 _2 H& ^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. % K2 h2 {+ M7 e" S' K
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.
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# T; }$ {5 s# G1 s3 Q0 GU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA4 ^( l% G! q# @4 w" R
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