Kashagan Blend
$113.16USD/BBL
■ 0.00(0.00%)
- Class
- Medium/Sour
- API
- 30.5°
- Sulfur
- 1.7%
Crude grade comparison
Kashagan Blend vs Belayim Blend
Price, Kashagan Blend spread, quality and refinery yields side by side. Updated .
VS
Kashagan Blend – Belayim Blend spread
-- USD/BBL · Kashagan Blend premium
Belayim Blend
--
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- Class
- Medium/Sour
- API
- 27°
- Sulfur
- 2.2%
Kashagan Blend Crude vs Belayim Blend Crude: on April 13, 2026 Kashagan Blend settled at $113.16/bbl (0.00%) and Belayim Blend price information is not available. Kashagan Blend is medium/sour crude (30.5° API, 1.7% sulfur); Belayim Blend is medium/sour crude (27° API, 2.2% sulfur).
Crude quality
Quality & refinery yields
How the two crudes differ in the barrel. Each property uses its own scale.
- Kashagan Blend Crude
- Belayim Blend Crude
Physical & chemical properties
API gravityhigher = lighter
KB30.5°
BB27°
Sulfur contenthigher = sourer
KB1.7%
BB2.2%
Densityhigher = heavier
KB0.88 g/cm³
BB g/cm³
Viscosityhigher = thicker
KB12 cSt
BB cSt
Pour pointhigher = waxier
KB0 °C
BB °C
Typical refinery yields
Gasoline% of barrel
KB22-26%
Diesel% of barrel
KB35-39%
Jet fuel% of barrel
KB10-12'%
Residual fuel% of barrel
KB20-26%
Bars show each yield range; the faint part runs from 0 to the low end. Scale 0–50%.
Full specification comparison
| Property | Kashagan Blend Crude | Belayim Blend Crude | Kashagan Blend − Belayim Blend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | |||
| Classification | Medium/Sour | Medium/Sour | |
| Origin | Kazakhstan (Caspian Kashagan field) | Belayim field, Gulf of Suez | |
| Chemical properties | |||
| API gravity | 30.5° API | 27° API | +3.5 °API |
| Sulfur content | 1.7% | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| Density | 0.88 g/cm³ | g/cm³ | +0.88 g/cm³ |
| Pour point | 0 °C | °C | 0 °C |
| Viscosity | 12 cSt | cSt | +12 cSt |
| Typical refinery yields | |||
| Gasoline | 22-26% | % | +26 pts |
| Diesel | 35-39% | % | +39 pts |
| Jet fuel | 10-12'% | % | +12 pts |
| Residual fuel | 20-26% | % | +26 pts |
| Trading & logistics | |||
| Delivery basis | CPC Novorossiysk terminal | FOB | |
| Major exchanges | Platts/Argus Med quotes | ||
| Export hub | CPC Pipeline | Ras Shukheir | |
| Main destinations | Europe | Mediterranean | |
| Benchmark type | Regional (Mediterranean) | ||
| Market profile | |||
| Key characteristics | High-pressure Caspian crude, complex operations | Medium sour Egyptian crude | |
| Refining notes | Requires specialized handling; high CO2 | Fuel oil feedstock | |
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Kashagan Blend vs Belayim Blend questions
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April 13, 2026 Kashagan Blend Crude was $113.16 and Belayim Blend Crude $ per barrel, so Belayim Blend traded at a premium of $0 over Kashagan Blend. Over the previous 30 shared price days the spread averaged -- $/bbl, with Belayim Blend priced above Kashagan Blend on 0 day(s).
Kashagan Blend Crude is a medium/sour Kazakhstan (Caspian Kashagan field) crude (30.5° API, 1.7% sulfur) and Regional (Mediterranean) benchmark. Belayim Blend Crude is a medium/sour Belayim field, Gulf of Suez crude (27° API, 2.2% sulfur) and benchmark.
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