ExxonMobil's Canadian Crude Shipment to Japan Highlights Asian Supply Diversification
ExxonMobil has chartered a vessel to transport Canadian crude oil to Japan, marking the first such shipment since 2025. The vessel, Freedom Glory, left Vancouver carrying Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) crude, purchased by Japan's largest refiner, Eneos. This move comes as Japan, along with other Asian countries, seeks to diversify its oil supply sources following disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US and Israel's conflict with Iran. The Trans Mountain pipeline, which carries up to 890,000 barrels of crude oil daily from Alberta to British Columbia, has been operating near full capacity since late 2025.