Japan steps up imports from Ecuador to replace Iranian crude

摘要

Tokyo-Some Japanese refiners have stepped up imports of crude from Ecuador because of the need to replace Iranian oil, with a fully- laden VLCC arriving in Tokyo Bay in the coming days. Japanese refiner Showa Shell was scheduled to receive the Ecuadorian oil cargo on Sunday on the VLCC Yuan Hua Hu at its 70,000 b/d Keihin refinery in Kawasaki, Tokyo Bay, industry sources said Friday.