Brent Crude
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Summary Information
- API: 37.9
- Sulphur Level: 0.45%
- Country: UK
- Location: Northern North Sea
- Source Fields: Brent, Forties
Brief Description
- Brent is a light density, low sulphur North Sea crude oil
- Nearly 40 UK fields contribute to the blend, although very little production comes from the once-prolific Brent field, after which the stream was named.
- The Brent blend is transported to the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal via pipelines
Distillation Yields
| Product | %wt |
| C1 to C4 | 2.5 |
| Naphtha | 20.3 |
| Kerosene | 14.2 |
| Gas Oil | 20.3 |
| Atmospheric Residue | 42.7 |
Other Specifications
- Acidity, mg KOH/g
- Nickel, wppm
- Vanadium, wppm
Other Information
- Brent is the global benchmark crude against which all other crudes are priced
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