Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Sirtica

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Sirtica spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Sirte Basin blend

Sirtica

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Class
Sweet
API
40°
Sulfur
0.4%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Sirtica is sweet crude (40° 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
  • Sirtica Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
S40°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
S0.4%
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 Sirtica Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeSirtica CrudeAmenam Blend − Sirtica
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Sirte Basin blend
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API40° API-1 °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 basisFOBFOB
Major exchanges
Export hubOffshore NigeriaSirte Basin terminals
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USMediterranean Europe
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight Libyan Sirte Basin blend
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Sirtica questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and Sirtica Crude $ per barrel, so Sirtica traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Sirtica 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. Sirtica Crude is a sweet Sirte Basin blend crude (40° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark.