Sanctions spur surge in Russian oil languishing at sea

The amount of oil stranded on tankers worldwide has ballooned in recent months, with Russian barrels making up an outsized share of the floating glut as sanctions upend traditional trade flows. Analysts at Vortexa, Kpler and OilX estimate that roughly 1bn barrels are now sitting at sea, and around 40% of the recent build-up comes …

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