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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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$ C3 W% b( K3 Q" gby 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 u( V' |. l1 q, ^; U
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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.
$ i& \5 S% f ZCrude 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.
2 M4 n- L9 j3 F# qU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High9 c: F+ C0 ?4 a5 f# \5 [; C7 q
- j' v9 O% ^- wThe 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. % m$ Q! x1 V# u+ s1 P: b: Z
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.
) Z; h" }- n, P6 A2 JMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.( P, W9 R5 h2 ?% G
9 y) G5 ] a% Y4 v) s# r& A! A/ }U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA" x. i; K, |9 c6 u& k
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