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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon5 Z5 f4 u' @0 Q. L7 S
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by Tom Randall
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6 P5 O/ g- O) k9 Z5 i& x) 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. ( A* ?, b F( Y6 _6 J
Oil 'Rally'
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/ i7 |3 z8 n6 j6 S) x" l( uOne 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. : m/ Q# k& X# ~' E
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.
! x& Y7 a6 w+ E+ k0 tU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High: {, Q( o8 F8 T/ ^
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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.
, D1 g: @2 e1 H. R5 RWinter 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.
+ y1 H* O# X, ?! A8 \; `2 w, F# YMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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( t0 S v% j6 L! z2 v2 sU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA* O7 Z5 q9 I$ M8 Z2 V- E
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