Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Chim Sao

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Chim Sao spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Chim Sao field, offshore

Chim Sao

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Class
Sweet
API
36°
Sulfur
0.06%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Chim Sao is sweet crude (36° API, 0.06% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • Chim Sao Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
CS36°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
CS0.06%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
CS g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
CS cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
CS °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 Amenam Blend Crude and Chim Sao Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeChim Sao CrudeAmenam Blend − Chim Sao
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Chim Sao field, offshore
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API36° API+3 °API
Sulfur content0.09%0.06%+0.03%
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 basisFOBFOB
Major exchanges
Export hubOffshore NigeriaVietnam offshore loading
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight, low-sulphur Vietnamese crude
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockRegional Asian refining feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Chim Sao questions

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

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

Amenam Blend Crude is a sweet Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated) crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur) and benchmark. Chim Sao Crude is a sweet Chim Sao field, offshore crude (36° API, 0.06% sulfur) and benchmark.