Crude grade comparison

Bayu Undan vs Northwest Shelf Condensate

Bayu-Undan field, Timor Sea

Bayu Undan

Class: Sweet Condensate
API: 57°
Sulfur: 0.02%

Bayu Undan – Northwest Shelf Condensate spread -- · Bayu Undan premium

North West Shelf, Western Australia

Northwest Shelf Condensate

Class: Sweet Condensate
API: 55°
Sulfur: 0.01%

Bayu Undan is sweet condensate crude (57° API, 0.02% sulfur); Northwest Shelf Condensate is sweet condensate crude (55° API, 0.01% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

Bayu Undan Crude
Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter

BU57°

NSC55°

Sulfur contenthigher = sourer

BU0.02%

NSC0.01%

Densityhigher = heavier

BU g/cm³

NSC g/cm³

Viscosityhigher = thicker

BU cSt

NSC cSt

Pour pointhigher = waxier

BU °C

NSC °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 Bayu Undan Crude and Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude
Property	Bayu Undan Crude	Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude	Bayu Undan − Northwest Shelf Condensate
Classification
Classification	Sweet Condensate	Sweet Condensate
Origin	Bayu-Undan field, Timor Sea	North West Shelf, Western Australia
Chemical properties
API gravity	57° API	55° API	+2 °API
Sulfur content	0.02%	0.01%	+0.01%
Density	g/cm³	g/cm³	0 g/cm³
Pour point	°C	°C	0 °C
Viscosity	cSt	cSt	0 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 destinations	Asia	Asia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristics	Light sweet condensate	Ultra-light Australian LNG-associated condensate
Refining notes	Naphtha/LPG feedstock	Naphtha/petrochemical feedstock

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