The Crude Oils and Their Key Characteristics
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Country/Crude

API
Gravity

Sulfur
Content

Volume
1,000 b/d

Primary Loading Port

Abu Dhabi

Abu Bukhoosh

31.6

2

30

Abu al-Bukhoosh

Murban

40.4

0.79

1,300

Jebel Dhanna

Thamama Condensate

57.5

0.11

180

Jebel Dhanna

Umm Shaif

37.2

1.31

300

Das Island

Upper Zakum

34

1.78

500

Das Island

Zakum

39.2

1.1

250

Das Island

Algeria

Algerian Condensate

64.6

<0.01

400

Arzew

Saharan Blend

43.6

0.11

400

Arzew; Bejaia; Skikda

Zarzaitine

42.8

0.06

100

La Skhirra, Tunisia

Angola

Cabinda

32.5

0.12

440

Cabinda

Girassol

31-32

n/a

200

Girassol FPSO

Kuito

19

0.68

70

Kuito FPSO

Nemba

38.7

0.19

140

Malongo Terminal

Palanca

38.6

0.14

130

Palanca

Soyo

39.5

0.12

150

Quinfuquena

Argentina

Canadon Seco

25.7

0.2

162

Caleta Cordova; Caleta Olivia

Escalante

24.1

0.19

112

Bahia Blanca

Medanito

35.1

0.43

300

Bahia Blanca

Rincon

35.8

0.39

110

San Vincente, Chile

Australia

Cossack

48.2

0.04

144

Cossack Pioneer FPSO

Gippsland

46.93

0.11

180

Westernport

Griffin

55.5

0.02

41

Griffin Venture FPSO

Laminaria

58.5

0.03

130-170

Northern Endeavor FPSO

NW Shelf Condensate

59.5

<0.01

100

Withnell Bay

Wandoo

19.4

0.14

16

Wandoo Offshore Terminal

Azerbaijan

Azeri Light

35.1

0.16

100

Novorossiysk

Brazil

Marlim

20

0.7

520

Marlim FPSO

Brunei

Brunei Condensate

72.6

<0.01

10

Seria

Brunei Light

40.3

0.06

50

Seria

Champion

25.4

0.13

50

Seria

Seria Light Export Blend

35.3

0.08

70

Seria

Cameroon

Kole

32.2

0.37

58.8

Kole

Canada

Bow River

24.9

2.48

250

Enbridge Pipe Line

Cold Lake

21.2

3.7

200

Westridge Terminal

Hibernia

35.8

0.36

150

Whiffen Head

Mixed Blend Sweet

39.5

0.39

256

Enbridge Pipe Line

Syncrude Sweet Blend

31.9

0.12

223

Alberta Oil Sands Pipeline;
Enbridge Pipe Line;
Trans Mountain Pipe Line

Terra Nova

33.2

0.48

100

Whiffen Head

China

Daqing

32.3

0.11

1,100

Dairen (Dalian)

Liuhua

22.7

0.2

300

Liuhua

Nanhai Light

39.7

0.06

100

Huizhou Field Terminal

Shengli

22.5

0.9

500

Qingdao (T'sing Tao)

Colombia

Cano Limon

31

0.48

119

Covenas

Cusiana

36.3

0.25

310

Covenas

Vasconia

25.3

0.81

70

Covenas

Congo (Brazzaville)

Djeno

27.6

0.23

180

Djeno

N'kossa

46.5

0.03

70

N'Kossa

Congo (Kinshasa)

Coco

31.6

0.12

20

Moanda Terminal

Denmark

Siri

37.5

0.22

40

Siri

Dubai

Dubai

31

2.04

190

Fateh

Ecuador

Oriente

24.8

1.02

420

Esmeraldas

Egypt

Belayim Blend

27.5

2.23

170

Wadi Feiran

Suez Blend

29.9

1.64

237

Ras Shukheir

Equatorial Guinea

Ceiba

37

---

60

Sendje Berge

Zafiro

32.2

0.24

155

Zafiro Producer

Gabon

Mandji

30.2

1.14

100

Cape Lopez

Rabi

34.6

0.06

100

Cape Lopez; Gamba

Indonesia

Ardjuna

36.7

0.09

60

Ardjuna

Arun Condensate

57.5

<0.01

12

Blang Lancang

Attaka

42.3

0.09

47

Santan

Belida

45.1

0.02

110

Belida

Cinta

32.8

0.12

53

Cinta

Duri

20.8

0.2

250

Dumai

Handil Mix

32.2

0.1

66

Senipah

Minas

35

0.08

420

Dumai

Senipah

50.8

0.03

40

Senipah

Widuri

33.2

0.07

51

Widuri

Iran

Azadegan

   

400

 

Foroozan Blend

30.7

2.5

130

Kharg Island

Iran Heavy

30.2

1.77

900-1,000

Kharg Island

Iran Light

33.1

1.5

600-800

Kharg Island

Lavan Blend

34.3

1.87

200

Lavan Island

Sirri

30.3

2.26

310

Sirri Island

Iraq

Basrah Light

33.7

1.95

1,800

Mina al-Bakr

Kirkuk

35.1

1.97

900

Ceyhan/Botas, Turkey

Italy

Tempa Rossa

20.4

5.44

50

Taranto

Kazakstan

Tengiz

47

0.55

260

Batumi; Novorossiysk

Kuwait

Kuwait

32.4

2.55

2,400

Mina al-Ahmadi

Libya

Amna

36.1

0.15

50

Ras Lanuf

Bouri

26.3

1.91

80

Bouri

Brega

39.8

0.2

120

Marsa El Brega

Es Sider

37

0.27

350

Es Sider

Sarir

37.6

0.16

320

Marsa El Hariga

Sirtica

42.2

0.4

60

Ras Lanuf

Zueitina

41.5

0.31

55

Zueitina

Malaysia

Bintulu Condensate

66.2

0.04

85

Bintulu

Dulang

39

0.04

40

Dulang

Labuan

30.6

0.03

90

Labuan

Miri

29.6

0.07

80

Miri

Tapis

45.5

0.02

310

Tapis

Mexico

Isthmus

33.4

1.25

713

Dos Bocas; Salina Cruz

Maya

21.8

3.33

1,900

Cayo Arcas; Salina Cruz

Olmeca

39.3

0.79

570

Dos Bocas

Neutral Zone

Khafji

28.5

2.85

290

Ras al-Khafji

Wafra

24.2

4

320

Mina Saud

Nigeria

Bonny Light

35.4

0.14

422

Bonny

Brass River

41.5

0.09

185

Brass River Terminal

Escravos

34.2

0.15

450

Escravos

Forcados

30

0.28

450

Forcados

Oso Condensate

47.4

0.05

140

Qua Iboe

Pennington

35

0.08

75

Pennington Terminal

Qua Iboe

36.4

0.12

460

Qua Iboe

Norway

Asgard

40.9

0.195

180-190

Asgard Platform

Balder

23.08

0.69

75-85

Balder FPSO

Draugen

39.6

0.129

207

Draugen Terminal

Ekofisk

37.7

0.25

610

Tees River, Teesside, UK

Gullfaks

34.7

0.29

340

Gullfaks Terminal; Mongstad

Heidrun

28.1

0.426

224

Heidrun Platform; Mongstad

Jotun

37.7

0.25

90

 

Njord

40.85

0.09

68

Njord Platform

Norne

32.5

0.19

220

Mongstad

Oseberg

37.6

0.23

400

Sture

Sleipner Condensate

58.7

0.028

144

Kaarsto

Statfjord

38.7

0.25

479

Mongstad; Statfjord Platform

Troll

27.2

0.27

333

Mongstad

Varg

35.98

0.25

29

Varg Platform

Oman

Oman

33.3

1.06

900

Mina Al Fahal

Papua New Guinea

Kutubu Blend

44.7

0.05

70

Kumul

Qatar

Al-Shaheen

30

2.15

112

Al-Shaheen Platform

Dukhan

41.1

1.22

320

Umm Said

NFC II

56

0.19

55

Ras Laffan

Qatar Marine

36.2

1.6

230

Halul Island

Russia

Sakhalin II

37

0.35

90

Molikpaq/Prigorodnoye

Siberian Light

35.6

0.46

115

Tuapse

Urals

32

1.3

1,000

Novorossiysk; Odessa; Ventspils

Saudi Arabia

Arab Extra Light

38.4

1.16

1,300

Ras Tanura

Arab Heavy

28.7

2.79

700

Juaymah; Ras Tanura

Arab Light

34

1.78

5,000

Juaymah; King Fahd; Ras Tanura

Arab Medium

31.8

2.45

500

Juaymah; Ras Tanura

Arab Super Light

50.6

0.04

200

King Fahd

Sharjah

Sharjah Condensate

50

0.08

30

Hamriyah Terminal

Sudan

Nile Blend

32.3

0.05

190-200

Port Sudan

Syria

Souedieh

24

4.05

100

Baniyas; Tartous

Syrian Light

36.5

0.66

400

Baniyas; Tartous

United Kingdom

Alba

19.4

1.25

87

Cromarty Firth

Anasuria

39.5

0.33

55

Anasuria FPSO

Beryl

39.1

0.31

100

Beryl

Brent Blend

38.3

0.37

425

Sullom Voe

Captain

20

0.5

44

Captain FPSO

Flotta

37.07

0.83

150

Flotta

Foinaven

26.1

0.39

88

Flotta

Forties

41.6

0.24

785

Hound Point

Liverpool Bay

43.3

0.24

49

Liverpool Bay Platform

MacCulloch

32-37

----

60

Dagmar Maersk (North Sea Producer)

Pierce

37.8

0.15

50

Berge Hugin FPSO

Schiehallion

26.3

0.46

150

Sullom Voe

Triton

39.4

0.21

65

Triton FPSO

United States

Alaskan North Slope

30

1.09

950

Valdez Marine Terminal

Light Louisiana Sweet

38.7

0.13

500

St. James, La.

Mars Blend

29.6

1.98

150

Clovelly, LOOP

West Texas Intermediate

39.6

0.24

365

Cushing, Okla.; Midland, Tex.

Venezuela

Bachaquero

17.3

2.4

300

Punta Cardon

BCF 17

16.5

2.53

800

La Salina

Boscan

10.2

5.52

103

Bajo Grande

Furrial

30

0.88

315

Puerto La Cruz

Tia Juana Heavy

11

2.66

80

Punta Cardon

Tia Juana Light

31.9

1.18

240

La Salina

Zuata Sweet

32.2

0.07

180

 

Vietnam

Bach Ho

38.6

0.04

250

Bach Ho Platform

Yemen

Marib

48.36

0.082

125

Ras Isa

Masila

30.5

0.62

230

Ash Shihr


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