Guides

Heavy sour crude: residue economics, freight and coker value

Low API, higher sulfur; residue dominates the barrel.

Guides

Core topics

1

Low API, higher sulfur; residue dominates the barrel.

2

Coking/hydrocracking capacity decides the value curve.

3

Heating, viscosity and discharge constraints can change netbacks.

Representative grades

23.0 API · 4.0 S

Basrah Heavy

Open

19.5 API · 3.87 S

Cold Lake Blend

Open

19.8 API · 3.83 S

Kearl

Open

21.0 API · 3.4 S

Maya

Open

19.0 API · 2.8 S

Western Canadian Select

Open