Canada’s crude exports from its extended Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) are quickly nearing full capacity, with 22 tankers booked to load at the Vancouver terminal this month.

Operator Trans Mountain said the pipeline is running at around 80% of its 890,000-barrel-per-day maximum after launching on 1 May.

Chief financial and strategy officer Mark Maki told Reuters a “little bit” of spot capacity is also being used.