Crude grade comparison

Amenam Blend vs Umm Shaif

Amenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)

Amenam Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
39°
Sulfur
0.09%
VS
Amenam Blend – Umm Shaif spread -- · Amenam Blend premium
Umm Shaif field, offshore Abu Dhabi

Umm Shaif

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Class
Sweet
API
37°
Sulfur
1.5%

Amenam Blend is sweet crude (39° API, 0.09% sulfur); Umm Shaif is sweet crude (37° API, 1.5% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amenam Blend Crude
  • Umm Shaif Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB39°
US37°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.09%
US1.5%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
US g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
US cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
US °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 Umm Shaif Crude
PropertyAmenam Blend CrudeUmm Shaif CrudeAmenam Blend − Umm Shaif
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmenam-Kpono field, offshore (TotalEnergies-operated)Umm Shaif field, offshore Abu Dhabi
Chemical properties
API gravity39° API37° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.09%1.5%-1.41%
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 exchangesPriced via ADNOC OSP
Export hubOffshore NigeriaDas Island
Main destinationsEurope, Asia, USAsia
Benchmark typeADNOC OSP grade
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight Abu Dhabi offshore grade
Refining notesGasoline/naphtha-rich refining feedstockRegional refining feedstock
FAQ

Amenam Blend vs Umm Shaif questions

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

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Amenam Blend Crude was $ and Umm Shaif Crude $ per barrel, so Umm Shaif traded at a premium of $0 over Amenam Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Umm Shaif 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. Umm Shaif Crude is a sweet Umm Shaif field, offshore Abu Dhabi crude (37° API, 1.5% sulfur) and ADNOC OSP grade benchmark.