Crude grade comparison

Amna vs Mesa 30

Amna field

Amna

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Class
Sweet
API
36°
Sulfur
0.15%
VS
Amna – Mesa 30 spread -- · Amna premium
US Gulf Coast blended stream

Mesa 30

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Class
Sweet
API
30°
Sulfur
N/A

Amna is sweet crude (36° API, 0.15% sulfur); Mesa 30 is sweet crude (30° API, N/A sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Amna Crude
  • Mesa 30 Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A36°
M330°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.15%
M3N/A
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
M3 g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
M3 cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
M3 °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 Amna Crude and Mesa 30 Crude
PropertyAmna CrudeMesa 30 CrudeAmna − Mesa 30
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAmna fieldUS Gulf Coast blended stream
Chemical properties
API gravity36° API30° API+6 °API
Sulfur content0.15%N/A+0.15%
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 hubRas Lanuf
Main destinationsMediterranean Europe
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight sweet Libyan crudeDomestic US Gulf Coast blended crude used in various contract pricing formulas
Refining notesGasoline/middle distillate feedstock
FAQ

Amna vs Mesa 30 questions

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

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Amna Crude was $ and Mesa 30 Crude $ per barrel, so Mesa 30 traded at a premium of $0 over Amna. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Mesa 30 priced above Amna on 0 day(s).

Amna Crude is a sweet Amna field crude (36° API, 0.15% sulfur) and benchmark. Mesa 30 Crude is a sweet US Gulf Coast blended stream crude (30° API, N/A sulfur) and benchmark.