Asia is poised to take up 70% of Canadian oil exports, pipeline executive says
XLE•Trans Mountain expects most of the expansion to go to Asia
"About two-thirds of ships that leave the dock go to Asia and then as we expand, I would expect that most of that (expansion) will be going to Asia," Maki told Reuters on the sidelines of the annual industry gathering APPEC in Singapore.
- Canada in July also announced plans to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast, which would give the country greater capacity to export to Asia.
- China, the world's biggest importer of oil, will remain Canada's single largest customer going forward, as heavy Canadian oil is an ideal feedstock for petrochemicals, Maki said.
- Maki said he expected some new countries to become customers, including Thailand, and that India, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam would increase their purchases of Canadian oil.
(Reporting by Chen Aizhu and Trixie Yap)
Asia demand seen taking larger share of Canadian crude exports
SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 (Reuters) - Asia, led by China, is expected to buy 70% of Canadian crude oil exports after the country's only pipeline that provides access to the continent expands its capacity by a third by the end of 2028, a Canadian industry executive said on Tuesday.
- Demand from Asia for Canadian crude has increased as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has disrupted supplies from the Middle East.
- The 890,000-barrel-per-day Trans Mountain pipeline from the province of Alberta to British Columbia's west coast from where oil can be shipped to Asia hit full capacity for the first time in June.
