A visual atlas of where named crude streams come from, grouped by producing countries and export regions.
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.
Representative regions and grades
Canada · United States · Mexico
WCS · WTI · Mars · LLS · Maya · Olmeca
Guyana · Brazil / Atlantic context
Liza · Unity Gold · Payara Gold
United Kingdom · Norway
Brent · Forties · Ekofisk · Oseberg · Troll
Algeria · Nigeria · Angola
Saharan Blend · Bonny Light · Qua Iboe · Dalia
Saudi Arabia · Iraq · UAE · Oman · Qatar
Arab Light · Basrah Medium · Murban · Oman Blend · Al Shaheen
Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Russia
Azeri Light · CPC Blend · Urals
China · Malaysia · Indonesia · Vietnam
Daqing · Tapis · Kimanis · Attaka · Bach Ho
Russia Pacific
ESPO · Sokol
Papua New Guinea
Kutubu Blend
SEO-focused specialist pages on pipelines, export hubs, benchmarks, tanker classes and refinery complexity.
How gathering lines, trunk pipelines, tariffs, linefill and terminal interfaces shape crude availability and market optionality.
A commercial guide to berth availability, draft constraints, storage turns, inspection timing and the role of export hubs in crude price discovery.
A practical guide to how Brent-, WTI-, Dubai/Oman- and cargo-linked pricing families interact across crude and product flows.
How Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC and smaller product-tanker categories change route economics, storage logic and crude placement.
Why API gravity, sulfur, residue upgrading, hydrogen balance and product cracks determine how a refinery values one grade versus another.
