Japan to receive first Mexican crude cargo since start of Iran war
A car moves out from a Cosmo Energy Holdings’ Cosmo Oil service station in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2015. Picture taken December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST
Tap here to return to FAST
FAST
TOKYO, July 15 : A tanker carrying Mexican crude oil for Japan’s Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy, is expected to arrive in the country as early as Friday, Japan’s industry ministry said on Wednesday, providing an alternative to Middle Eastern supplies.
This would mark the first arrival of Mexican crude in Japan since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in late February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said in a statement.
• The tanker is expected to arrive at the Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan as early as Friday, before proceeding to the Chiba refinery near Tokyo.
• It travelled from the Gulf of Mexico via the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
• In April, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed in a telephone call to enhance energy cooperation as the Iran war disrupted global oil and gas supplies.
Source: Reuters
Sign up for our newsletters
Get the CNA app
Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories
Get WhatsApp alerts
Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST
Tap here to return to FAST
FAST
About The Author
