Aktobe
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- Class
- Sweet
- API
- 45°
- Sulfur
- 0.05%%
Crude grade comparison
Aktobe vs Mutineer Exeter
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Aktobe – Mutineer Exeter spread
-- · Aktobe premium
Mutineer Exeter
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- Class
- Sweet
- API
- 45°
- Sulfur
- 0.03%
Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Mutineer Exeter is sweet crude (45° API, 0.03% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Aktobe Crude
- Mutineer Exeter Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
ME45°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
ME0.03%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
ME g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
ME cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
ME °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
| Property | Aktobe Crude | Mutineer Exeter Crude | Aktobe − Mutineer Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | |||
| Classification | Sweet | Sweet | |
| Origin | Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) | Mutineer-Exeter field, Carnarvon Basin | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 45° API | 45° API | 0 °API |
| Sulfur content | 0.05%% | 0.03% | +0.02% |
| Density | g/cm³ | g/cm³ | 0 g/cm³ |
| Pour point | °C | °C | 0 °C |
| Viscosity | cSt | cSt | 0 cSt |
| Typical refinery yields | |||
| Gasoline | % | % | 0 pts |
| Diesel | % | % | 0 pts |
| Jet fuel | % | % | 0 pts |
| Residual fuel | % | % | 0 pts |
| Trading & logistics | |||
| Delivery basis | |||
| Major exchanges | |||
| Export hub | |||
| Main destinations | China (via pipeline), domestic Kazakh refining | Asia | |
| Benchmark type | |||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | Very light, sweet Central Asian crude | Ultra-light, very low sulphur Australian crude | |
| Refining notes | Light distillate feedstock | Naphtha-rich feedstock | |
FAQ
Aktobe vs Mutineer Exeter questions
The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.
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Aktobe Crude was $ and Mutineer Exeter Crude $ per barrel, so Mutineer Exeter traded at a premium of $0 over Aktobe. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Mutineer Exeter priced above Aktobe on 0 day(s).
Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Mutineer Exeter Crude is a sweet Mutineer-Exeter field, Carnarvon Basin crude (45° API, 0.03% sulfur) and benchmark.