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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon4 ~9 {. A7 C' i% |# J5 G
" E; U$ ~) D% }; U. V+ ~3 q; Iby Tom Randall3 M% b" V B/ }" H# N
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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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, s* @5 x0 r) h9 Z1 {( P4 z/ k, POne 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. ( o+ N1 h4 @. w, F/ Z9 p2 H3 t) A
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.
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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. 8 a, \1 c, X+ y$ A
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.
1 q4 ^3 q2 v U' iMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.# _1 D I- j% t9 @9 T/ g9 l4 x0 A7 \- w
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