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Analysts say that an additional 215 million barrels of oil have accumulated on water since September, prompting comparisons with the 2020 coronavirus crisis period. Getty Images

Business InsightsWhy the build-up of oil at sea doesn't signal a collapse in demand just yet

Surge in oil floating at sea stems from supply and refinery snags, not weaker demand

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