Cold Lake Blend
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- Class
- Heavy/Sour
- API
- 18°
- Sulfur
- 4.2%
Crude grade comparison
Cold Lake Blend vs Arab Heavy
VS
Cold Lake Blend – Arab Heavy spread
-- · Cold Lake Blend premium
Arab Heavy
$72.58USD/BBL
▲ +0.01 (+0.01%)
- Class
- Heavy/Sour
- API
- 27.5°
- Sulfur
- 2.8%
Cold Lake Blend Crude vs Arab Heavy Crude: on July 06, 2026 Arab Heavy settled at $72.58/bbl (+0.01%) and Cold Lake Blend price information is not available. Cold Lake Blend is heavy/sour crude (18° API, 4.2% sulfur); Arab Heavy is heavy/sour crude (27.5° API, 2.8% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Cold Lake Blend Crude
- Arab Heavy Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
CLB18°
AH27.5°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
CLB4.2%
AH2.8%
Densityhigher = heavier
CLB0.95 g/cm³
AH0.88 g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
CLB220 cSt
AH12 cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
CLB-22 °C
AH15 °C
Typical refinery yields
Gasoline% of barrel
CLB18-22%
AH08-Oct%
Diesel% of barrel
CLB26-30%
AH20-25%
Jet fuel% of barrel
CLB04-06'%
AH08-10'%
Residual fuel% of barrel
CLB35-40%
AH40-50%
Bars show each yield range; the faint part runs from 0 to the low end. Scale 0–50%.
Full specification comparison
| Property | Cold Lake Blend Crude | Arab Heavy Crude | Cold Lake Blend − Arab Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | |||
| Classification | Heavy/Sour | Heavy/Sour | |
| Origin | Canada (Alberta) | Saudi Arabia (Ghawar onshore) | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 18° API | 27.5° API | -9.5 °API |
| Sulfur content | 4.2% | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| Density | 0.95 g/cm³ | 0.88 g/cm³ | +0.07 g/cm³ |
| Pour point | -22 °C | 15 °C | -37 °C |
| Viscosity | 220 cSt | 12 cSt | +208 cSt |
| Typical refinery yields | |||
| Gasoline | 18-22% | 08-Oct% | +22 pts |
| Diesel | 26-30% | 20-25% | +5 pts |
| Jet fuel | 04-06'% | 08-10'% | -4 pts |
| Residual fuel | 35-40% | 40-50% | -10 pts |
| Trading & logistics | |||
| Delivery basis | Hardisty Network | Ras Tanura, Yanbu | |
| Major exchanges | Hardisty differentials | Saudi OSP | |
| Export hub | Edmonton, Hardisty | Ras Tanura, Yanbu | |
| Main destinations | US Midwest cokers, upgraders | Asia (cokers), Mexico Gulf | |
| Benchmark type | Regional (N. America) | Regional (export) | |
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | SAGD in-situ bitumen blend, requires upgrading | Saudi heavy sour, coker feedstock primary | |
| Refining notes | Thermal recovery bitumen; needs coking/upgrading | Requires complex coking/hydrocracking | |
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Cold Lake Blend Crude was $ and Arab Heavy Crude $72.58 per barrel, so Arab Heavy traded at a premium of $0 over Cold Lake Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Arab Heavy priced above Cold Lake Blend on 0 day(s).
Cold Lake Blend Crude is a heavy/sour Canada (Alberta) crude (18° API, 4.2% sulfur) and Regional (N. America) benchmark. Arab Heavy Crude is a heavy/sour Saudi Arabia (Ghawar onshore) crude (27.5° API, 2.8% sulfur) and Regional (export) benchmark.
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