Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Olmeca

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Olmeca spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Southern Mexico fields

Olmeca

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Class
Sweet
API
39.3°
Sulfur
0.8%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Olmeca is sweet crude (39.3° API, 0.8% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • Olmeca Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
O39.3°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
O0.8%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
O g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
O cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
O °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 Olmeca Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeOlmeca CrudeAmenam Blend − Olmeca
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Southern Mexico fields
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API39.3° API-0.3 °API
Sulfur content0.09%0.8%-0.71%
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 NigeriaDos Bocas/Coatzacoalcos
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USUS Gulf Coast
Benchmark typeMexican export benchmark grade
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendMexico's lightest export grade
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Olmeca questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and Olmeca Crude $ per barrel, so Olmeca traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Olmeca 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. Olmeca Crude is a sweet Southern Mexico fields crude (39.3° API, 0.8% sulfur) and Mexican export benchmark grade benchmark.