World crude map: origins, countries and representative grades

World crude map: origins, countries and representative grades

A visual atlas of where named crude streams come from, grouped by producing countries and export regions.

World crude map: origins, countries and representative grades

Regional reading

This self-created world map is meant as a commercial reading aid: it shows where key crude streams are anchored and how regional clusters relate to export systems and named grades.

A visual atlas of where named crude streams come from, grouped by producing countries and export regions.

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World crude map: origins, countries and representative grades

Representative regions and grades

Representative regions and grades

North America

Canada · United States · Mexico
WCS · WTI · Mars · LLS · Maya · Olmeca

South America / Atlantic

Guyana · Brazil / Atlantic context
Liza · Unity Gold · Payara Gold

North Sea / Europe

United Kingdom · Norway
Brent · Forties · Ekofisk · Oseberg · Troll

West Africa

Algeria · Nigeria · Angola
Saharan Blend · Bonny Light · Qua Iboe · Dalia

Middle East Gulf

Saudi Arabia · Iraq · UAE · Oman · Qatar
Arab Light · Basrah Medium · Murban · Oman Blend · Al Shaheen

Caspian / Black Sea

Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Russia
Azeri Light · CPC Blend · Urals

Asia Pacific

China · Malaysia · Indonesia · Vietnam
Daqing · Tapis · Kimanis · Attaka · Bach Ho

Far East Russia

Russia Pacific
ESPO · Sokol

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Kutubu Blend

Deep-dive infrastructure and market mechanics

SEO-focused specialist pages on pipelines, export hubs, benchmarks, tanker classes and refinery complexity.

Pipeline systems, nominations and terminal interfaces

How gathering lines, trunk pipelines, tariffs, linefill and terminal interfaces shape crude availability and market optionality.

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Export hubs, berths and port-side crude optionality

A commercial guide to berth availability, draft constraints, storage turns, inspection timing and the role of export hubs in crude price discovery.

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Benchmark relationships, spreads and differential logic

A practical guide to how Brent-, WTI-, Dubai/Oman- and cargo-linked pricing families interact across crude and product flows.

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Tanker classes, parcel size and voyage economics

How Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC and smaller product-tanker categories change route economics, storage logic and crude placement.

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Refinery complexity, yield value and crude fit

Why API gravity, sulfur, residue upgrading, hydrogen balance and product cracks determine how a refinery values one grade versus another.

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