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Cosmo Energy receives US crude in Japan's first confirmed import shift

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Cosmo Energy receives US crude in Japan’s first confirmed import shift

Texas-sourced oil arrives at Chiba refinery after Strait of Hormuz disruption

A tanker is moored at the Keiyo Sea Berth receiving facility in Chiba Prefecture on April 26. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)

TOKYO — Cosmo Energy Holdings said Sunday that a shipment of U.S.-produced crude oil has arrived in Japan, marking the first confirmed case of a Japanese petroleum refiner turning to American crude as an alternative supply amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.

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