Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs South Louisiana Sweet

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – South Louisiana Sweet spread -- · Amenam Blend premium

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); South Louisiana Sweet is sweet crude (36° API, 0.3% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • South Louisiana Sweet Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
SLS36°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
SLS0.3%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
SLS g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
SLS cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
SLS °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 South Louisiana Sweet Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeSouth Louisiana Sweet CrudeAmenam Blend − South Louisiana Sweet
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Southern Louisiana domestic blend
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API36° API+3 °API
Sulfur content0.09%0.3%-0.21%
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, USUS Gulf Coast
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight sweet US domestic crude blend
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs South Louisiana Sweet questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and South Louisiana Sweet Crude $ per barrel, so South Louisiana Sweet traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with South Louisiana Sweet 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. South Louisiana Sweet Crude is a sweet Southern Louisiana domestic blend crude (36° API, 0.3% sulfur) and benchmark.