Saudi Arabia Arab Light crude oil Assay
Arab Light API gravity: 33
Anything below 15 API would be considered an extra-heavy crude.
Tim Fitzgibbon
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🇮🇩 Belida API: 45🇲🇾 Tapis API: 46🇦🇺 Griffin API: 55🇮🇩 Senipah API: 51🇻🇳 Bach Ho API: 39
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🇮🇶 Basrah Heavy API: 23.6🇸🇾 Syrian Heavy API: 23.1🇨🇦 WCS API: 20.1🇨🇦 LLB API: 20.9🇲🇽 Maya API: 22
API = (141.5/Specific Gravity) - 131.5
Barrels of Arab Light crude oil per metric ton
In the oil industry, quantities of crude oil are often measured in metric tons. Arab Light 7.31 bbl per MT.
Arab Light Sulfur: 1.77%
Sulfur is considered an undesirable contaminant because, when burned, it generates sulfur oxides.
As a general rule, a crude oil grade with high sulfur content will have a lower value. This type of crude is often referred to as a sour crude.
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🇮🇷 Iran Heavy sulfur: 1.8%🇶🇦 Al Shaeen sulfur: 1.9%🇺🇸 Mars sulfur: 1.93%🇦🇪 Upper Zakum sulfur: 1.95%🇨🇴 Castilla sulfur: 1.97%
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🇺🇸 Poseidon sulfur: 1.7%🇪🇬 Suez Blend sulfur: 1.65%🇨🇴 Magdalena sulfur: 1.6%🇶🇦 Qatar Marine sulfur: 1.6%🇳🇬 Qua Iboe sulfur: 1.6%
Arab Light Specific gravity 0.86
Liquids with a density lower than water, which includes most crude oil grades and petroleum products, will have a specific gravity between 0.0 and 1.0.
Max Krutov
Graduated from MSU, Moscow. Seller CIF.