Crude grade comparison

Aktobe vs Brunei Light

Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)

Aktobe

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Class
Sweet
API
45°
Sulfur
0.05%%
VS
Aktobe – Brunei Light spread -- · Aktobe premium
Seria and offshore Brunei fields

Brunei Light

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Class
Sweet
API
33.4°
Sulfur
0.06%

Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Brunei Light is sweet crude (33.4° API, 0.06% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Aktobe Crude
  • Brunei Light Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
BL33.4°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
BL0.06%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
BL g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
BL cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
BL °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 Brunei Light Crude
PropertyAktobe CrudeBrunei Light CrudeAktobe − Brunei Light
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)Seria and offshore Brunei fields
Chemical properties
API gravity45° API33.4° API+11.6 °API
Sulfur content0.05%%0.06%-0.01%
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 hubSeria/Muara
Main destinationsChina (via pipeline), domestic Kazakh refiningAsia (Japan, Korea, Singapore)
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsVery light, sweet Central Asian crudeLight, very low sulphur crude
Refining notesLight distillate feedstockRegional Asian refining feedstock
FAQ

Aktobe vs Brunei Light questions

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

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

Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Brunei Light Crude is a sweet Seria and offshore Brunei fields crude (33.4° API, 0.06% sulfur) and benchmark.