Canadon Seco
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- Class
- Medium/Sweet
- API
- 27°
- Sulfur
- 0.2%
Crude grade comparison
Canadon Seco vs Tia Juana Light
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Canadon Seco – Tia Juana Light spread
-- · Canadon Seco premium
Tia Juana Light
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- Class
- Medium/Sweet
- API
- 32°
- Sulfur
- 1.1%
Canadon Seco is medium/sweet crude (27° API, 0.2% sulfur); Tia Juana Light is medium/sweet crude (32° API, 1.1% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Canadon Seco Crude
- Tia Juana Light Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
CS27°
TJL32°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
CS0.2%
TJL1.1%
Densityhigher = heavier
CS g/cm³
TJL g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
CS cSt
TJL cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
CS °C
TJL °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
| Property | Canadon Seco Crude | Tia Juana Light Crude | Canadon Seco − Tia Juana Light |
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| Classification | |||
| Classification | Medium/Sweet | Medium/Sweet | |
| Origin | Canadon Seco, Santa Cruz province | Tia Juana field, Lake Maracaibo | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 27° API | 32° API | -5 °API |
| Sulfur content | 0.2% | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 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 | FOB | ||
| Major exchanges | |||
| Export hub | Lake Maracaibo terminals | ||
| Main destinations | South America, exports | US Gulf Coast | |
| Benchmark type | |||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | Medium Argentine Patagonian crude | Medium-light Venezuelan crude | |
| Refining notes | Regional refining feedstock | Regional refining feedstock | |
FAQ
Canadon Seco vs Tia Juana Light questions
The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.
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Canadon Seco Crude was $ and Tia Juana Light Crude $ per barrel, so Tia Juana Light traded at a premium of $0 over Canadon Seco. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Tia Juana Light priced above Canadon Seco on 0 day(s).
Canadon Seco Crude is a medium/sweet Canadon Seco, Santa Cruz province crude (27° API, 0.2% sulfur) and benchmark. Tia Juana Light Crude is a medium/sweet Tia Juana field, Lake Maracaibo crude (32° API, 1.1% sulfur) and benchmark.