Crude grade comparison

Aktobe vs Attaka

Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)

Aktobe

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Class
Sweet
API
45°
Sulfur
0.05%%
VS
Aktobe – Attaka spread -- · Aktobe premium
Attaka field, offshore East Kalimantan

Attaka

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Class
Sweet
API
43°
Sulfur
0.05%

Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Attaka is sweet crude (43° API, 0.05% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Aktobe Crude
  • Attaka Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
A43°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
A0.05%
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 Attaka Crude
PropertyAktobe CrudeAttaka CrudeAktobe − Attaka
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)Attaka field, offshore East Kalimantan
Chemical properties
API gravity45° API43° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.05%%0.05%0%
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 hubEast Kalimantan
Main destinationsChina (via pipeline), domestic Kazakh refiningAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsVery light, sweet Central Asian crudeLight sweet Indonesian crude
Refining notesLight distillate feedstockGasoline-rich refining feedstock
FAQ

Aktobe vs Attaka questions

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

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

Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Attaka Crude is a sweet Attaka field, offshore East Kalimantan crude (43° API, 0.05% sulfur) and benchmark.