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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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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. 6 \; q7 b6 Q5 g- `6 O/ I( H
Oil 'Rally'. F; B: R1 U$ G
2 E% Y: n5 [ ]) T4 y5 [! _$ x6 yOne 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. $ C3 V$ Y/ _7 S6 }
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. / T' D7 L- N3 H4 P% G, L9 {0 P
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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0 T' A% H9 A+ F% Z, VThe 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. 6 k! y {1 t2 F" e+ b! ]
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.
5 q- U2 A3 {$ N$ H B; mMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.. p2 \2 T q+ @
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA9 ~: C# D" U& i! Z" H
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