Crude grade comparison

Belanak vs Northwest Shelf Condensate

Belanak field, Natuna Sea

Belanak

Class: Sweet Condensate
API: 48°
Sulfur: 0.05%

Belanak – Northwest Shelf Condensate spread -- · Belanak premium

North West Shelf, Western Australia

Northwest Shelf Condensate

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

Belanak is sweet condensate crude (48° API, 0.05% 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.

Belanak Crude
Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter

B48°

NSC55°

Sulfur contenthigher = sourer

B0.05%

NSC0.01%

Densityhigher = heavier

B g/cm³

NSC g/cm³

Viscosityhigher = thicker

B cSt

NSC cSt

Pour pointhigher = waxier

B °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 Belanak Crude and Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude
Property	Belanak Crude	Northwest Shelf Condensate Crude	Belanak − Northwest Shelf Condensate
Classification
Classification	Sweet Condensate	Sweet Condensate
Origin	Belanak field, Natuna Sea	North West Shelf, Western Australia
Chemical properties
API gravity	48° API	55° API	-7 °API
Sulfur content	0.05%	0.01%	+0.04%
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 Indonesian condensate blend	Ultra-light Australian LNG-associated condensate
Refining notes	Naphtha-rich feedstock	Naphtha/petrochemical feedstock

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