Crude grade comparison

Aktobe vs Anasuria

Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)

Aktobe

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Class
Sweet
API
45°
Sulfur
0.05%%
VS
Aktobe – Anasuria spread -- · Aktobe premium
Anasuria field, North Sea

Anasuria

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Class
Sweet
API
38°
Sulfur
0.4%

Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Anasuria is sweet crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.

  • Aktobe Crude
  • Anasuria Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
A38°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
A0.4%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
A g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
A cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
A °C

Typical refinery yields

Gasoline% of barrel
Diesel% of barrel
Jet fuel% of barrel
Residual fuel% of barrel

Bars show each yield range; the faint part runs from 0 to the low end. Scale 0–50%.

Full specification comparison

Full specification comparison of Aktobe Crude and Anasuria Crude
PropertyAktobe CrudeAnasuria CrudeAktobe − Anasuria
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)Anasuria field, North Sea
Chemical properties
API gravity45° API38° API+7 °API
Sulfur content0.05%%0.4%-0.35%
Density g/cm³ g/cm³0 g/cm³
Pour point °C °C0 °C
Viscosity cSt cSt0 cSt
Typical refinery yields
Gasoline%%0 pts
Diesel%%0 pts
Jet fuel%%0 pts
Residual fuel%%0 pts
Trading & logistics
Delivery basisFOB
Major exchanges
Export hubNorth Sea offshore loading
Main destinationsChina (via pipeline), domestic Kazakh refiningNorthwest Europe
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsVery light, sweet Central Asian crudeLight-medium North Sea crude
Refining notesLight distillate feedstockEuropean refinery feedstock
FAQ

Aktobe vs Anasuria questions

The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.

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Aktobe Crude was $ and Anasuria Crude $ per barrel, so Anasuria traded at a premium of $0 over Aktobe. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Anasuria priced above Aktobe on 0 day(s).

Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Anasuria Crude is a sweet Anasuria field, North Sea crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark.