Kazakhstan Tengiz crude oil Assay
Tengiz API gravity: 47.5
Crudes lighter than 45 are typically considered extra-light crude or condensates and are valued lower than light crude because they contain a lot of light ends such as propane and butane.
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🇦🇺 Griffin API: 55🇮🇩 Senipah API: 51🇦🇺 Cossack API: 48🇸🇦 Arab Super Light API: 51🇦🇺 Gippsland API: 48
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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 Tengiz crude oil per metric ton
In the oil industry, quantities of crude oil are often measured in metric tons. Tengiz 7.96 bbl per MT.
Tengiz Sulfur: 0.47%
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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🇨🇦 Terra Nova sulfur: 0.48%🇦🇴 Dalia sulfur: 0.49%🇱🇾 Es Sider sulfur: 0.49%🇷🇺 ESPO sulfur: 0.5%🇺🇸 WTS sulfur: 0.5%
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🇨🇦 Hibernia sulfur: 0.47%🇬🇧 Brent sulfur: 0.45%🇺🇸 LHS sulfur: 0.45%🇺🇸 MEH sulfur: 0.45%🇺🇸 WTI sulfur: 0.45%
Tengiz Specific gravity 0.791
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.