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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon6 L1 J9 f5 t4 Q/ I8 \- X# w# E
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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. 0 {0 \3 q) e0 l/ z* X( R
Oil 'Rally'
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+ u$ Y( s) Q4 @" W8 @( R) oOne 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.
b+ V$ [3 M2 ~$ Y1 CCrude 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. 0 d$ s5 {( k& B6 d0 ~* V
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. 4 t. ` P, k+ M" T- I$ P
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. 7 L, H7 G% Q' q7 \' |
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
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