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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon+ a2 x5 v/ w2 P; Y: @
/ N! A9 k; q7 c. U+ l! ^by Tom Randall& n, j; \- D- J$ R& G
' w+ v9 P$ s! SOil 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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$ z& |# k2 D" l7 V, `* n) u5 cOne 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.
- R; X8 }- N5 {& c* G( T$ GCrude 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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! [5 Y) b0 f) \, J" _7 p7 c% q2 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.
7 L& E% u' h# s" d, R/ kWinter 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. / r+ }6 T/ |: T* l1 n
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; ~0 T/ K' m0 d' y- y. ^% M
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