Crude grade comparison

Antan Blend vs Sokol (Sakhalin I)

Antan field, offshore

Antan Blend

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Class
Sweet
API
32°
Sulfur
0.3%
VS
Antan Blend – Sokol (Sakhalin I) spread -- · Antan Blend premium

Antan Blend is sweet crude (32° API, 0.3% sulfur); Sokol (Sakhalin I) is sweet crude (37.9° API, 0.2% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Antan Blend Crude
  • Sokol (Sakhalin I) Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
AB32°
S(I37.9°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
AB0.3%
S(I0.2%
Densityhigher = heavier
AB g/cm³
S(I g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
AB cSt
S(I cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
AB °C
S(I °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 Sokol (Sakhalin I) Crude
PropertyAntan Blend CrudeSokol (Sakhalin I) CrudeAntan Blend − Sokol (Sakhalin I)
Classification
ClassificationSweetSweet
OriginAntan field, offshoreSakhalin I project, Sakhalin Island
Chemical properties
API gravity32° API37.9° API-5.9 °API
Sulfur content0.3%0.2%+0.1%
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 hubDe-Kastri terminal
Main destinationsEurope, AsiaAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsMedium-light sweet Nigerian offshore blendLight, low-sulphur Russian Far East crude
Refining notesRegional refining feedstockRegional Asian refining feedstock
FAQ

Antan Blend vs Sokol (Sakhalin I) questions

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

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Antan Blend Crude was $ and Sokol (Sakhalin I) Crude $ per barrel, so Sokol (Sakhalin I) traded at a premium of $0 over Antan Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Sokol (Sakhalin I) 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. Sokol (Sakhalin I) Crude is a sweet Sakhalin I project, Sakhalin Island crude (37.9° API, 0.2% sulfur) and benchmark.