Crude grade comparison

Aktobe vs Yoho Crude

Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)

Aktobe

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Class
Sweet
API
45°
Sulfur
0.05%%
VS
Aktobe – Yoho Crude spread -- · Aktobe premium
Yoho field, offshore (ExxonMobil-operated)

Yoho Crude

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Class
Sweet
API
38°
Sulfur
0.15%

Aktobe is sweet crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur); Yoho Crude is sweet crude (38° API, 0.15% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Aktobe Crude
  • Yoho Crude Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A45°
YC38°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.05%%
YC0.15%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
YC g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
YC cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
YC °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 Yoho Crude Crude
PropertyAktobe CrudeYoho Crude CrudeAktobe − Yoho Crude
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak)Yoho field, offshore (ExxonMobil-operated)
Chemical properties
API gravity45° API38° API+7 °API
Sulfur content0.05%%0.15%-0.1%
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 refiningEurope, Asia, US
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsVery light, sweet Central Asian crudeLight sweet Nigerian offshore crude
Refining notesLight distillate feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Aktobe vs Yoho Crude questions

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

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

Aktobe Crude is a sweet Aktobe fields (Zhanazhol/Kenkiyak) crude (45° API, 0.05%% sulfur) and benchmark. Yoho Crude Crude is a sweet Yoho field, offshore (ExxonMobil-operated) crude (38° API, 0.15% sulfur) and benchmark.