Crude grade comparison

Anasuria vs Qua Iboe

Anasuria field, North Sea

Anasuria

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Class
Sweet
API
38°
Sulfur
0.4%
VS
Anasuria – Qua Iboe spread -- · Anasuria premium
Qua Iboe terminal blend

Qua Iboe

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Class
Sweet
API
35.8°
Sulfur
0.13%

Anasuria is sweet crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur); Qua Iboe is sweet crude (35.8° API, 0.13% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Anasuria Crude
  • Qua Iboe Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
A38°
QI35.8°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
A0.4%
QI0.13%
Densityhigher = heavier
A g/cm³
QI g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
A cSt
QI cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
A °C
QI °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 Qua Iboe Crude
PropertyAnasuria CrudeQua Iboe CrudeAnasuria − Qua Iboe
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAnasuria field, North SeaQua Iboe terminal blend
Chemical properties
API gravity38° API35.8° API+2.2 °API
Sulfur content0.4%0.13%+0.27%
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 loadingQua Iboe terminal
Main destinationsNorthwest EuropeEurope, Asia, US
Benchmark typeKey West African benchmark
Market profile
Key characteristicsLight-medium North Sea crudeLight, sweet, low-sulphur key Nigerian benchmark grade
Refining notesEuropean refinery feedstockGasoline-rich refining feedstock
FAQ

Anasuria vs Qua Iboe questions

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

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

Anasuria Crude is a sweet Anasuria field, North Sea crude (38° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark. Qua Iboe Crude is a sweet Qua Iboe terminal blend crude (35.8° API, 0.13% sulfur) and Key West African benchmark benchmark.