Crude grade comparison

Anasuria vs Light Louisiana Sweet

Anasuria field, North Sea

Anasuria

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Class
Sweet
API
38°
Sulfur
0.4%
VS
Anasuria – Light Louisiana Sweet spread -- · Anasuria premium

Anasuria is sweet crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur); Light Louisiana Sweet is sweet crude (36.2° API, 0.34% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Anasuria Crude
  • Light Louisiana Sweet Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A38°
LLS36.2°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.4%
LLS0.34%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
LLS g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
LLS cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
LLS °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 Light Louisiana Sweet Crude
PropertyAnasuria CrudeLight Louisiana Sweet CrudeAnasuria − Light Louisiana Sweet
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAnasuria field, North SeaGulf of Mexico (Louisiana offshore blend)
Chemical properties
API gravity38° API36.2° API+1.8 °API
Sulfur content0.4%0.34%+0.06%
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/pipeline St. James
Major exchangesPriced relative to WTI/Brent
Export hubNorth Sea offshore loadingSt. James, Louisiana
Main destinationsNorthwest EuropeUS Gulf Coast
Benchmark typeUS Gulf Coast benchmark grade
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight-medium North Sea crudeKey US Gulf Coast light sweet benchmark, priced at St. James
Refining notesEuropean refinery feedstockGasoline-rich refining feedstock
FAQ

Anasuria vs Light Louisiana Sweet questions

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

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

Anasuria Crude is a sweet Anasuria field, North Sea crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark. Light Louisiana Sweet Crude is a sweet Gulf of Mexico (Louisiana offshore blend) crude (36.2° API, 0.34% sulfur) and US Gulf Coast benchmark grade benchmark.