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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon5 O5 c' x4 I; K/ Y' { P
$ H7 U3 ?7 g0 y5 {by Tom Randall- j. G9 C0 X' d; r& _
& |, i( e2 B: u% d% gOil 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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+ t+ @+ l3 ~: D3 f' Q6 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.
( R1 E6 @# u- y% 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. ( O, v& Q. M2 j* f O7 }- m
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. . A/ t" a! m* L
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. 5 x4 | N/ q( V
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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' B: X a- w, AU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA) u- N7 d% O# k! a# C1 \3 D2 o
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