Al Shaheen
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- Class
- Sour
- API
- 28°
- Sulfur
- 2.2%%
Crude grade comparison
Al Shaheen vs Basrah Medium
VS
Al Shaheen – Basrah Medium spread
-- · Al Shaheen premium
Basrah Medium
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- Class
- Sour
- API
- 27°
- Sulfur
- 2.5%
Al Shaheen is sour crude (28° API, 2.2%% sulfur); Basrah Medium is sour crude (27° API, 2.5% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Al Shaheen Crude
- Basrah Medium Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
AS28°
BM27°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AS2.2%%
BM2.5%
Densityhigher = heavier
AS g/cm³
BM g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AS cSt
BM cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AS °C
BM °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 | Al Shaheen Crude | Basrah Medium Crude | Al Shaheen − Basrah Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | |||
| Classification | Sour | Sour | |
| Origin | Al Shaheen field, offshore | Southern Iraq fields | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 28° API | 27° API | +1 °API |
| Sulfur content | 2.2%% | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 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 | FOB | FOB | |
| Major exchanges | |||
| Export hub | Ras Laffan | Basrah Oil Terminal | |
| Main destinations | Asia (China, Japan, Korea) | Asia, Europe | |
| Benchmark type | |||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | Medium-heavy sour offshore Qatari crude | Heavier sour Iraqi grade introduced alongside Basrah Light/Heavy split | |
| Refining notes | Fuel oil and middle distillate feedstock | Fuel oil feedstock | |
FAQ
Al Shaheen vs Basrah Medium questions
The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.
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Al Shaheen Crude was $ and Basrah Medium Crude $ per barrel, so Basrah Medium traded at a premium of $0 over Al Shaheen. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Basrah Medium priced above Al Shaheen on 0 day(s).
Al Shaheen Crude is a sour Al Shaheen field, offshore crude (28° API, 2.2%% sulfur) and benchmark. Basrah Medium Crude is a sour Southern Iraq fields crude (27° API, 2.5% sulfur) and benchmark.