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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon9 r: ^/ V/ n. ~' x
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by Tom Randall0 y: u0 i8 H, S8 p7 l
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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. . b: d' m0 [+ k
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' R7 S& g2 I& K" N g6 @, c3 ROne 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.
* S7 q G T8 nCrude 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.
: d: L1 @! C( {; zU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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) e; T3 c' {9 J2 ^3 ~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.
% G- i' Y1 \5 i( F. e8 ZWinter 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.
, Z# x- v* b- ^1 h. y: HMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.3 j2 U" ~8 s/ K, A" f
" B: j) A7 e3 \: uU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA. o5 F( Z& \( M' w3 w9 p) n
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