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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon8 c* h, L/ Y2 D, B: f$ F
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by Tom Randall' j& J( r" s- H
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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. $ } T/ _, Y. i- \5 r2 g4 j G* M
Oil 'Rally'
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5 o7 l: g# ]- S% U2 }One 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; N* D! z6 P2 ?! l7 r4 ~; OCrude 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. 4 b7 x9 a0 @4 K$ e& i4 e8 W
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. ) w1 t, G# _& U8 G: s
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.
$ K) O, u p1 ^( K) H0 WMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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* u( q6 p6 T; g% W* a; [+ @U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA5 Q! {" y. g1 D1 `
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