Crude grade comparison

Antan Blend vs Mesa 30

Antan field, offshore

Antan Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
32°
Sulfur
0.3%
VS
Antan Blend – Mesa 30 spread -- · Antan Blend premium
US Gulf Coast blended stream

Mesa 30

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Class
Sweet
API
30°
Sulfur
N/A

Antan Blend is sweet crude (32° API, 0.3% 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.

  • Antan Blend Crude
  • Mesa 30 Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB32°
M330°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.3%
M3N/A
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
M3 g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
M3 cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °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 Antan Blend Crude and Mesa 30 Crude
PropertyAntan Blend CrudeMesa 30 CrudeAntan Blend − Mesa 30
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAntan field, offshoreUS Gulf Coast blended stream
Chemical properties
API gravity32° API30° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.3%N/A+0.3%
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 basis
Major exchanges
Export hub
Main destinationsEurope, Asia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsMedium-light sweet Nigerian offshore blendDomestic US Gulf Coast blended crude used in various contract pricing formulas
Refining notesRegional refining feedstock
FAQ

Antan Blend vs Mesa 30 questions

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

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

Antan Blend Crude is a sweet Antan field, offshore crude (32° API, 0.3% sulfur) and benchmark. Mesa 30 Crude is a sweet US Gulf Coast blended stream crude (30° API, N/A sulfur) and benchmark.