Crude grade comparison

Bouri vs Southern Green Canyon

Bouri field, offshore

Bouri

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Class
Medium/Sour
API
26°
Sulfur
1.8%
VS
Bouri – Southern Green Canyon spread -- · Bouri premium

Bouri is medium/sour crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur); Southern Green Canyon is medium/sour crude (30° API, 1.7% sulfur).

Crude quality

Quality & refinery yields

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

  • Bouri Crude
  • Southern Green Canyon Crude

Physical & chemical properties

API gravityhigher = lighter
B26°
SGC30°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
B1.8%
SGC1.7%
Densityhigher = heavier
B g/cm³
SGC g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
B cSt
SGC cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
B °C
SGC °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 Southern Green Canyon Crude
PropertyBouri CrudeSouthern Green Canyon CrudeBouri − Southern Green Canyon
Classification
ClassificationMedium/SourMedium/Sour
OriginBouri field, offshoreGreen Canyon block, Gulf of Mexico
Chemical properties
API gravity26° API30° API-4 °API
Sulfur content1.8%1.7%+0.1%
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/pipeline
Major exchanges
Export hubOffshore LibyaUS Gulf Coast
Main destinationsMediterranean EuropeUS Gulf Coast
Benchmark type
Market profile
Key characteristicsMedium sour offshore Libyan crudeMedium sour US Gulf of Mexico crude
Refining notesFuel oil feedstockFull-range refining feedstock
FAQ

Bouri vs Southern Green Canyon questions

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

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

Bouri Crude is a medium/sour Bouri field, offshore crude (26° API, 1.8% sulfur) and benchmark. Southern Green Canyon Crude is a medium/sour Green Canyon block, Gulf of Mexico crude (30° API, 1.7% sulfur) and benchmark.