Crude grade comparison

Ameriven-Hamaca vs Tia Juana Heavy

Hamaca, Orinoco Belt

Ameriven-Hamaca

Class: Heavy/Sour
API: 26°
Sulfur: 1.5%

Ameriven-Hamaca – Tia Juana Heavy spread -- · Ameriven-Hamaca premium

Tia Juana field, Lake Maracaibo

Tia Juana Heavy

Class: Heavy/Sour
API: 12°
Sulfur: 2.7%

Ameriven-Hamaca is heavy/sour crude (26° API, 1.5% sulfur); Tia Juana Heavy is heavy/sour crude (12° API, 2.7% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

Ameriven-Hamaca Crude
Tia Juana Heavy Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter

A26°

TJH12°

Sulfur contenthigher = sourer

A1.5%

TJH2.7%

Densityhigher = heavier

A g/cm³

TJH g/cm³

Viscosityhigher = thicker

A cSt

TJH cSt

Pour pointhigher = waxier

A °C

TJH °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 Ameriven-Hamaca Crude and Tia Juana Heavy Crude
Property	Ameriven-Hamaca Crude	Tia Juana Heavy Crude	Ameriven-Hamaca − Tia Juana Heavy
Classification
Classification	Heavy/Sour	Heavy/Sour
Origin	Hamaca, Orinoco Belt	Tia Juana field, Lake Maracaibo
Chemical properties
API gravity	26° API	12° API	+14 °API
Sulfur content	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Density	g/cm³	g/cm³	0 g/cm³
Pour point	°C	°C	0 °C
Viscosity	cSt	cSt	0 cSt
Typical refinery yields
Gasoline	%	%	0 pts
Diesel	%	%	0 pts
Jet fuel	%	%	0 pts
Residual fuel	%	%	0 pts
Trading & logistics
Delivery basis		FOB
Major exchanges
Export hub		Lake Maracaibo terminals
Main destinations	US Gulf Coast, Asia	US Gulf Coast
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristics	Upgraded Orinoco extra-heavy crude blended to medium-heavy	Heavy, high-sulphur Venezuelan crude
Refining notes	Coker/heavy refinery feedstock	Asphalt/coker feedstock

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