Crude grade comparison

Bouri vs Fateh

Bouri field, offshore

Bouri

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Class
Medium/Sour
API
26°
Sulfur
1.8%
VS
Bouri – Fateh spread -- · Bouri premium
Fateh field, offshore Dubai

Fateh

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Class
Medium/Sour
API
31°
Sulfur
2.0%

Bouri is medium/sour crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur); Fateh is medium/sour crude (31° API, 2.0% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Bouri Crude
  • Fateh Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
B26°
F31°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
B1.8%
F2.0%
Densityhigher = heavier
B g/cm³
F g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
B cSt
F cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
B °C
F °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 Bouri Crude and Fateh Crude
PropertyBouri CrudeFateh CrudeBouri − Fateh
Classification
ClassificationMedium/SourMedium/Sour
OriginBouri field, offshoreFateh field, offshore Dubai
Chemical properties
API gravity26° API31° API-5 °API
Sulfur content1.8%2.0%-0.2%
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 hubOffshore LibyaFujairah/Jebel Ali
Main destinationsMediterranean EuropeAsia
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsMedium sour offshore Libyan crudeHistorical basis for the Dubai crude benchmark
Refining notesFuel oil feedstockRegional refining feedstock
FAQ

Bouri vs Fateh questions

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

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

Bouri Crude is a medium/sour Bouri field, offshore crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur) and benchmark. Fateh Crude is a medium/sour Fateh field, offshore Dubai crude (31° API, 2.0% sulfur) and benchmark.