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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon# |& E7 S4 |' T/ p# G8 F( j
; W( ?' f' W, J+ _by Tom Randall C, D! y& D! K6 k% ?
2 e) Q7 i, k& A1 }# I$ o8 YOil 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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9 o. `7 L9 p* h8 AOne 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.
( D R+ F' D" G0 H; D) PCrude 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. % p1 u2 P. y; K1 T! j% d
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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% P8 v) q5 q0 b" `; sThe 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. 6 H' S! c* x& e
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.
9 o4 q+ r; |/ fMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.3 x% i# [$ W* }; D9 i
. Y+ f. [7 y1 f# IU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA6 J; q& }8 q! j5 r0 ]
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