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From Ships to Spreads, There Are Growing Signs the Oil Surplus Has Arrived

Evidence of a long-awaited supply overhang on global crude markets is becoming more tangible.

The Cano Cristales Cartagena tug guides the Caribbean Glory crude oil tanker near Covenas Port in Colombia.

Photographer: Carlos Parra Rios/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities powering the global economy. Today, oil reporter Grant Smith looks at the growing signs of a supply overhang.

This year’s long-anticipated oil surplus has taken so long to show itself that traders were starting to doubt it would ever arrive. The wait seems to be ending.