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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon$ N. n: Y' O. x* _6 d
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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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0 r4 c3 ~0 R# qOne 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.
; L4 K- m7 O+ L2 xCrude 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. * m9 k( ?9 V3 E
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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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. % _: `1 A( R" Q% Y; ]
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, m- D/ Z: A4 y- K, I& j
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.; U$ A# K) V. [3 U5 L2 u: H8 F: y
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