Clair
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- Class
- Medium/Sweet
- API
- 25°
- Sulfur
- 0.4%
Crude grade comparison
Clair vs Rio Grande do Norte
VS
Clair – Rio Grande do Norte spread
-- · Clair premium
Rio Grande do Norte
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- Class
- Medium/Sweet
- API
- 30°
- Sulfur
- 0.4%
Clair is medium/sweet crude (25° API, 0.4% sulfur); Rio Grande do Norte is medium/sweet crude (30° API, 0.4% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Clair Crude
- Rio Grande do Norte Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
C25°
RGDN30°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
C0.4%
RGDN0.4%
Densityhigher = heavier
C g/cm³
RGDN g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
C cSt
RGDN cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
C °C
RGDN °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 | Clair Crude | Rio Grande do Norte Crude | Clair − Rio Grande do Norte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | |||
| Classification | Medium/Sweet | Medium/Sweet | |
| Origin | Clair field, West of Shetland | Rio Grande do Norte state fields | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 25° API | 30° API | -5 °API |
| Sulfur content | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0% |
| 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 | North Sea/Sullom Voe area | ||
| Main destinations | Northwest Europe | Regional Brazil | |
| Benchmark type | |||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | Medium-gravity, waxy West of Shetland crude | Medium Brazilian onshore/offshore crude | |
| Refining notes | Regional refining feedstock | Regional refining feedstock | |
FAQ
Clair vs Rio Grande do Norte questions
The spread, the quality gap and why each grade is a benchmark.
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Clair Crude was $ and Rio Grande do Norte Crude $ per barrel, so Rio Grande do Norte traded at a premium of $0 over Clair. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Rio Grande do Norte priced above Clair on 0 day(s).
Clair Crude is a medium/sweet Clair field, West of Shetland crude (25° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark. Rio Grande do Norte Crude is a medium/sweet Rio Grande do Norte state fields crude (30° API, 0.4% sulfur) and benchmark.