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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon& P1 i4 e* f ?9 R5 |
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by Tom Randall
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5 h9 B. u5 k5 P7 j2 MOil 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. ; G2 u$ i. x8 i
Oil 'Rally'
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0 v+ E% i6 c. _/ ?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.
! H7 d2 ~* p7 n5 ~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. 6 P% ?4 Y: l) S. Q; f: U6 w0 ?
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$ R1 e8 t \; z6 `9 k1 [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.
( V; [! a' F2 \* u! {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. " s3 ~4 ~, P- L
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972." ] o; L$ Y' b, z
, I0 _. i" Q' u4 ~& F9 kU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA( x; O$ v, l0 I! @$ s" D
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