Korea imported Canadian crude oil for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House in April, bringing in 548,000 barrels for a cost of $82.3 million.

In the year since the pipeline's expansion, Canadian exports of crude to countries other than the U.S. rose nearly 60% to an annual record of about 183,000 bpd in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.

China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, ship tracking data showed, as a U.S. trade war has shifted crude flows in the year since the ...