Guides

Light sweet crude: what matters in trading and refining

High API & low sulfur; light ends drive value.

Guides

Core topics

1

High API & low sulfur; light ends drive value.

2

Premiums/differentials swing with gasoline season and export cadence.

3

Watch naphtha quality, RVP, and delivered economics.

Representative grades

37.2 API · 0.068 S

Attaka

Open

39.0 API · 0.16 S

Azeri BTC

Open

35.6 API · 0.19 S

Azeri Light

Open

38.5 API · 0.051 S

Bach Ho

Open

43.8 API · 0.09 S

Bakken

Open

38.0 API · 0.37 S

Brent Blend

Open

38.61 API · 0.06 S

Kimanis

Open

54.3 API · 0.02 S

Kutubu Blend

Open

38.0 API · 0.2 S

Louisiana Light Sweet

Open

37.3 API · 0.12 S

Qua Iboe

Open

44.0 API · 0.1 S

Saharan Blend

Open

39.7 API · 0.17 S

Sokol

Open