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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon2 d" n) v8 j7 C5 `3 b* n- U3 ?' v0 m
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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.
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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.
- G7 {$ e: f0 Y0 i- \4 vCrude 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 \" {# B5 D+ C) x* d, U, V/ y+ L: \! R$ @
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.
' y* j! E2 g! HWinter 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 z& j3 n+ M# j; C) p8 X
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.. D# R& H& O. z
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA( u* _- L& ]: e: b
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