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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon0 T. ^2 Y4 g6 w! X4 @
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by Tom Randall
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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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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.
! L# P T1 d2 Y+ j8 w- ?( LCrude 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. + S* g# z* W1 H
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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+ T z) D& t+ 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. . I4 h' e' _, @6 ^
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. + j& t* P" j; n3 T; W3 I
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! j8 b6 _8 D1 M- r0 `& e2 i5 C
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