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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon* M) L" E& J4 Y8 o0 e
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5 a) A1 q. _1 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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, c6 O% I4 e" I c, E$ M5 ^4 _- I$ A/ wOne 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. ' A7 J. P+ r# R% F
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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! F% k, \8 d3 W7 `5 j/ oThe 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. : T+ v I3 h' n
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. 2 D$ {( N x5 }
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 s7 t# g5 _
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