Belanak
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- Class
- Sweet Condensate
- API
- 48°
- Sulfur
- 0.05%
Crude grade comparison
Belanak vs Karachaganak Condensate
VS
Belanak – Karachaganak Condensate spread
-- · Belanak premium
Karachaganak Condensate
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- Class
- Sweet Condensate
- API
- 53°
- Sulfur
- 0.7%
Belanak is sweet condensate crude (48° API, 0.05% sulfur); Karachaganak Condensate is sweet condensate crude (53° API, 0.7% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Belanak Crude
- Karachaganak Condensate Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
B48°
KC53°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
B0.05%
KC0.7%
Densityhigher = heavier
B g/cm³
KC g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
B cSt
KC cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
B °C
KC °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
| Property | Belanak Crude | Karachaganak Condensate Crude | Belanak − Karachaganak Condensate |
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| Classification | |||
| Classification | Sweet Condensate | Sweet Condensate | |
| Origin | Belanak field, Natuna Sea | Karachaganak field | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 48° API | 53° API | -5 °API |
| Sulfur content | 0.05% | 0.7% | -0.65% |
| 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 | Pipeline (CPC/Atyrau-Samara) | ||
| Major exchanges | |||
| Export hub | |||
| Main destinations | Asia | Europe, Asia | |
| Benchmark type | |||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | Light sweet Indonesian condensate blend | Light condensate co-produced with gas at Karachaganak | |
| Refining notes | Naphtha-rich feedstock | Naphtha-rich feedstock | |
FAQ
Belanak vs Karachaganak Condensate questions
The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.
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Belanak Crude was $ and Karachaganak Condensate Crude $ per barrel, so Karachaganak Condensate traded at a premium of $0 over Belanak. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Karachaganak Condensate priced above Belanak on 0 day(s).
Belanak Crude is a sweet condensate Belanak field, Natuna Sea crude (48° API, 0.05% sulfur) and benchmark. Karachaganak Condensate Crude is a sweet condensate Karachaganak field crude (53° API, 0.7% sulfur) and benchmark.
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