Crude grade comparison

Bouri vs Qatar Marine

Bouri field, offshore

Bouri

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Class
Medium/Sour
API
26°
Sulfur
1.8%
VS
Bouri – Qatar Marine spread -- · Bouri premium
Offshore Qatari fields blend

Qatar Marine

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Class
Medium/Sour
API
35°
Sulfur
1.5%

Bouri is medium/sour crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur); Qatar Marine is medium/sour crude (35° API, 1.5% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Bouri Crude
  • Qatar Marine Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
B26°
QM35°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
B1.8%
QM1.5%
Densityhigher = heavier
B g/cm³
QM g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
B cSt
QM cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
B °C
QM °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 Qatar Marine Crude
PropertyBouri CrudeQatar Marine CrudeBouri − Qatar Marine
Classification
ClassificationMedium/SourMedium/Sour
OriginBouri field, offshoreOffshore Qatari fields blend
Chemical properties
API gravity26° API35° API-9 °API
Sulfur content1.8%1.5%+0.3%
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 LibyaHalul Island
Main destinationsMediterranean EuropeAsia
Benchmark typeQatari export benchmark grade
Market profile
Key characteristicsMedium sour offshore Libyan crudeMedium sour Qatari export blend
Refining notesFuel oil feedstockFull-range refining feedstock
FAQ

Bouri vs Qatar Marine questions

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

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

Bouri Crude is a medium/sour Bouri field, offshore crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur) and benchmark. Qatar Marine Crude is a medium/sour Offshore Qatari fields blend crude (35° API, 1.5% sulfur) and Qatari export benchmark grade benchmark.