Crude grade comparison

Aktobe vs Widuri

Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)

Aktobe

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

Widuri

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Class
Sweet
API
32°
Sulfur
0.1%

Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Widuri is sweet crude (32° API, 0.1% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Aktobe Crude
  • Widuri Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
W32°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
W0.1%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
W g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
W cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
W °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 Widuri Crude
PropertyAktobe CrudeWiduri CrudeAktobe − Widuri
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)Widuri field, Java Sea
Chemical properties
API gravity45° API32° API+13 °API
Sulfur content0.05%%0.1%-0.05%
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 basis
Major exchanges
Export hub
Main destinationsChina (via pipeline), domestic Kazakh refiningAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsVery light, sweet Central Asian crudeMedium-light sweet Indonesian crude
Refining notesLight distillate feedstockRegional refining feedstock
FAQ

Aktobe vs Widuri questions

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

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

Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Widuri Crude is a sweet Widuri field, Java Sea crude (32° API, 0.1% sulfur) and benchmark.