The first Japanese oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has arrived in Japan.
The Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker belonging to energy conglomerate Idemitsu Kosan, docked at a pier off the coast of Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, around noon Monday, almost a month after it had reportedly passed through the strait in late April.
The ship carried about 2 million barrels of crude oil from Saudi Arabia, which will be processed at the company¡¯s Chita refinery. In addition to gasoline, the refinery also produces naphtha, a key petroleum-based product with wide applications in various industries.
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