Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Kittiwake

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Kittiwake spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Kittiwake field, North Sea

Kittiwake

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Class
Sweet
API
37°
Sulfur
0.4%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Kittiwake is sweet crude (37° API, 0.4% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • Kittiwake Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
K37°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
K0.4%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
K g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
K cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
K °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 Kittiwake Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeKittiwake CrudeAmenam Blend − Kittiwake
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Kittiwake field, North Sea
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API37° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.09%0.4%-0.31%
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 basisFOB
Major exchanges
Export hubOffshore Nigeria
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USNorthwest Europe
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight North Sea crude
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockRegional refining feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Kittiwake questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and Kittiwake Crude $ per barrel, so Kittiwake traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Kittiwake 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. Kittiwake Crude is a sweet Kittiwake field, North Sea crude (37° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark.