Category: Crude Oil Types and Properties
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Synthetic Crude Oil
Synthetic crude oil, also known as Syncrude, is a type of crude oil that is produced from a mixture of hydrocarbons through a process called upgrading. This process typically involves...
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Specifications of Russian Crude Oil URALS
URALS crude oil is a type of crude oil that is produced in Russia. It is a heavy sour crude oil that is mainly used as a feedstock for refineries...
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Kerogen and Types
Kerogen in petroleum is a complex fossilized organic material, found in the oil shale and other sedimentary rock, which is insoluble in common organic solvents and yields petroleum products on...
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Shale Oil Production, Uses and Composition
Shale oil, also known as tight oil, is a type of unconventional oil that is extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks called shale. Oil shale deposits are found on all continents...
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West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil
WTI (West Texas Intermediate) is a high-quality, light, sweet crude oil and is produced in the United States at the crude oil trading hub of Cushing, Oklahoma. The price of...
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Brent Crude Sources and Properties
Brent crude oil is a benchmark crude oil that is used to price two-thirds of the world’s internationally traded crude oil. Brent crude grade is a light and sweet crude...
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Arab Heavy Crude Oil Properties
Arab Heavy crude oil is a heavy, sour crude oil that is produced by Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. The main source of Arabian heavy crude...
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Properties of Asphaltenes
Asphaltenes are a group of complex high molecular weight hydrocarbons that are found in crude oil. They are composed primarily of condensed aromatic rings and aliphatic chains and are considered...
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Arab Light Crude Oil
Arab Light is a medium-gravity, medium-sulfur with moderate paraffinic crude oil produced by Saudi Arabian. It is the major export grade of Saudi Arabia and a global crude oil benchmark...