Crude grade comparison

Anasuria vs Escravos

Anasuria field, North Sea

Anasuria

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Class
Sweet
API
38°
Sulfur
0.4%
VS
Anasuria – Escravos spread -- · Anasuria premium
Niger Delta (Escravos terminal blend)

Escravos

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Class
Sweet
API
34°
Sulfur
0.17%

Anasuria is sweet crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur); Escravos is sweet crude (34° API, 0.17% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Anasuria Crude
  • Escravos Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A38°
E34°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.4%
E0.17%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
E g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
E cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
E °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 Anasuria Crude and Escravos Crude
PropertyAnasuria CrudeEscravos CrudeAnasuria − Escravos
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAnasuria field, North SeaNiger Delta (Escravos terminal blend)
Chemical properties
API gravity38° API34° API+4 °API
Sulfur content0.4%0.17%+0.23%
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 hubNorth Sea offshore loadingEscravos terminal
Main destinationsNorthwest EuropeEurope, Asia, US
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight-medium North Sea crudeLight sweet Nigerian export blend
Refining notesEuropean refinery feedstockGasoline-rich feedstock
FAQ

Anasuria vs Escravos questions

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

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

Anasuria Crude is a sweet Anasuria field, North Sea crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark. Escravos Crude is a sweet Niger Delta (Escravos terminal blend) crude (34° API, 0.17% sulfur) and benchmark.