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Bintulu Condensate vs Bontang Condensate

Bintulu, Sarawak (associated with LNG)

Bintulu Condensate

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Class
Sweet Condensate
API
60+°
Sulfur
0.03%
VS
Bintulu Condensate – Bontang Condensate spread -- · Bintulu Condensate premium
Bontang, East Kalimantan (LNG-associated)

Bontang Condensate

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Class
Sweet Condensate
API
58°
Sulfur
0.02%

Bintulu Condensate is sweet condensate crude (60+° API, 0.03% sulfur); Bontang Condensate is sweet condensate crude (58° API, 0.02% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Bintulu Condensate Crude
  • Bontang Condensate Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
BC60+°
BC58°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
BC0.03%
BC0.02%
Densityhigher = heavier
BC g/cm³
BC g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
BC cSt
BC cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
BC °C
BC °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

PropertyBintulu Condensate CrudeBontang Condensate CrudeBintulu Condensate − Bontang Condensate
Classification
ClassificationSweet CondensateSweet Condensate
OriginBintulu, Sarawak (associated with LNG)Bontang, East Kalimantan (LNG-associated)
Chemical properties
API gravity60+° API58° API+2 °API
Sulfur content0.03%0.02%+0.01%
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 basisFOBFOB
Major exchanges
Export hubBintuluBontang
Main destinationsAsiaAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsUltra-light condensate from Malaysian LNG operationsUltra-light condensate from Indonesian LNG operations
Refining notesNaphtha/petrochemical feedstockNaphtha/petrochemical feedstock
FAQ

Bintulu Condensate vs Bontang Condensate questions

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

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

Bintulu Condensate Crude is a sweet condensate Bintulu, Sarawak (associated with LNG) crude (60+° API, 0.03% sulfur) and benchmark. Bontang Condensate Crude is a sweet condensate Bontang, East Kalimantan (LNG-associated) crude (58° API, 0.02% sulfur) and benchmark.
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