Crude oil grades from different parts of the world

There are several crude oil grades around the world. They are usually classified according to the geographical region from where they are extracted.  Below is a partial list of the world’s crude oil.

1	Abu Bukhoosh	51	Djeno	101	Liverpool Bay	151	Sirri
2	Al Shaheen	52	Doba Blend	102	MacCulloch	152	Sirtica
3	Alaska North Slope	53	Draugen	103	Mandji	153	Sleipner Condensate
4	Alba	54	Dubai	104	Maureen	154	Snorre
5	Algerian Condensate	55	Dukhan	105	Marib	155	Souedieh
6	Amna	56	Dulang	106	Marlim	156	South Arne
7	Anasuria	57	Duri	107	Mars Blend	157	Statfjord
8	Arab Extra Light	58	Eagle Ford	108	Masila	158	Suez Blend
9	Arab Heavy	59	Ekofisk	109	Maya	159	Syncrude Sweet Blend
10	Arab Light	60	Es Sider	110	Medanito	160	Syrian Light
11	Arab Medium	61	Escalante	111	Minas	161	Tapis
12	Arab Super Light Ardjuna	62	Escravos	112	Miri	162	Tempa Rossa
13	Arun Condensate	63	Fife	113	Mixed Blend Sweet	163	Tengiz
14	Asgard	64	Flotta	114	Murban	164	Terra Nova
15	Attaka	65	Foinaven	115	N'kossa	165	Thamama Condensate
16	Azadegan	66	Forcados	116	Nang Nuang	166	Tia Juana Heavy
17	Azeri Light	67	Foroozan Blend	117	Nanhai Light	167	Tia Juana Light
18	Bach Ho	68	Forties	118	Napo	168	Triton
19	Bachaquero	69	Frade	119	Nemba	169	Troll
20	Bakken	70	Fulmar	120	Niobrara	170	Turkmen Blend
21	Balder	71	Furrial	121	NFC II	171	Umm Shaif
22	Basrah Light	72	Galeota Mix	122	Nile Blend	172	Upper Zakum
23	BCF 17	73	Gippsland	123	Njord	173	Urals
24	Belayim Blend	74	Girassol	124	Norne	174	Varg
25	Belida	75	Glitne	125	NW Shelf Condensate	175	Vasconia
26	Benchamas	76	Gryphon	126	Olmeca	176	Wafra
27	Beryl	77	Gullfaks	127	Oman	177	West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
28	Bintulu Condensate	78	Handil Mix	128	Oriente	178	Western Canada Select
29	Bonny Light	79	Hanze	129	Oseberg	179	Widuri
30	Bontang Condensate	80	Harding	130	Oso Condensate	180	Wytch Farm
31	Boscan	81	Heidrun	131	Palanca Blend	181	Xikomba
32	Bouri	82	Hibernia	132	Panyu	182	Yoho
33	Bow River	83	Hidra	133	Pennington	183	Zafiro
34	Brass River	84	Hoops Blend	134	Pierce	184	Zakum
35	Brega	85	Isthmus	135	Plutonio	185	Zarzaitine
36	Brent Blend	86	Jasmine	136	Poseidon Streams	186	Zuata Sweet
37	Brunei Light	87	Jotun	137	Qatar Marine	187	Zueitina
38	Cabinda	88	Khafji	138	Qua Iboe
39	Calypso	89	Kirkuk	139	Rabi
40	Canadon Seco	90	Kittiwake	140	Rincon
41	Cano Limon	91	Kole	141	Ross
42	Captain	92	Kuito	142	Saharan Blend
43	Ceiba	93	KumKol	143	Sakhalin II
44	Cerro Negro	94	Kutubu Blend	144	Sarir
45	Champion	95	Kuwait	145	Schiehallion
46	Cinta	96	Labuan	146	Senipah
47	Cold Lake Blend	97	Laminaria	147	Seria Light Export
48	Cossack	98	Lavan Blend	148	Shengli
49	Cusiana	99	Light Louisiana Sweet	149	Siberian Light
50	Daqing	100	Liuhua	150	Siri

Source: intertek

Stay tuned for the next blog post on the different crude oil benchmarks!