Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Sidra

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Sidra spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Sirte Basin, Es Sider terminal

Sidra

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Class
Sweet
API
37°
Sulfur
0.45%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Sidra is sweet crude (37° API, 0.45% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • Sidra Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
S37°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
S0.45%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
S g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
S cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
S °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 Sidra Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeSidra CrudeAmenam Blend − Sidra
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Sirte Basin, Es Sider terminal
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API37° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.09%0.45%-0.36%
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 NigeriaEs Sider terminal
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USMediterranean Europe
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight sweet Libyan crude, one of the country's main export streams
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Sidra questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and Sidra Crude $ per barrel, so Sidra traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Sidra 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. Sidra Crude is a sweet Sirte Basin, Es Sider terminal crude (37° API, 0.45% sulfur) and benchmark.