ใๅๆฒนใฎๅ่ณชใจ็ฒพ่ฃฝใ
1 ๐บ๐ธ ใขใกใชใซ๏ผWTI๏ผ
APIๆฏ้ 39ใ41
ใฉใคใในใคใผใๅๆฒน
็กซ้ป ็ด0.24%
็ฒพ่ฃฝใ้ๅธธใซ็ฐกๅ
ใฌใฝใชใณใปใธใงใใ็ๆใฎๅ็ใ้ซใ
2 ๐ฎ๐ท ใคใฉใณ๏ผIran Light๏ผ
APIๆฏ้ 33ใ36
ไธญ่ปฝ่ณชๅๆฒน
็กซ้ป ็ด1.5%
ไธ็ใฎๅคใใฎ่ฃฝๆฒนๆใงๅฆ็ใใใใ
3 ๐ท๐บ ใญใทใข๏ผUrals๏ผ
APIๆฏ้ 30ใ32
ใใใฃใขใ ใปใตใฏใผๅๆฒน
็กซ้ป ็ด1.6%
่ฑ็กซใชใฉ่ฟฝๅ ๅฆ็ใๅฟ
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4 ๐ป๐ช ใใใบใจใฉ๏ผMerey / Orinoco๏ผ
APIๆฏ้ 15ใ16
้่ณชๅๆฒน
็กซ้ปใ้ๅธธใซๅคใ
ใฟใผใซ็ถใง็ฒพ่ฃฝใ้ฃใใ
ใๅๆฒนใฎๅ้กใ
Light crude API31ไปฅไธ
Medium crude API22ใ31
Heavy crude API22ๆชๆบ
ใใใคใณใใ
APIๆฏ้ใ้ซใ๏ผ่ปฝใๅๆฒน๏ผ็ฒพ่ฃฝใใใใ๏ผๅฉ็ใๅบใใใ
ใคใฉใณๅๆฒนใฏ็ฑณๅฝใฎ่ถ
่ปฝ่ณชใทใงใผใซใจใใใบใจใฉใฎ่ถ
้่ณชใฎไธญ้ใซไฝ็ฝฎใใ
ใใฎใใๅคใใฎ่ฃฝๆฒนๆใงๆฑใใใใๅๆฒนใจใใใฆใใ
Crude Oil Quality & Refining ๐ข
1. ๐บ๐ธ United States (WTI) โ 39โ41ยฐ API
โข Light sweet crude
โข Sulfur: ~0.24%
โข Very easy to refine, high gasoline & jet fuel yield.
2. ๐ฎ๐ท Iran (Iran Light) โ 33โ36ยฐ API
โข Medium-light crude
โข Sulfur: ~1.5%
โข Widely compatible with many global refineries.
3. ๐ท๐บ Russia (Urals) โ 30โ32ยฐ API
โข Medium sour crude
โข Sulfur: ~1.6%
โข Requires more processing and desulfurization.
4. ๐ป๐ช Venezuela (Merey / Orinoco) โ 15โ16ยฐ API
โข Heavy crude
โข Very high sulfur
โข Thick, tar-like, complex refining needed.
๐ Crude Oil Classification
โข Light crude: Above 31ยฐ API
โข Medium crude: 22โ31ยฐ API
โข Heavy crude: Below 22ยฐ API
๐ Key Insights ๐
โข Higher API Gravity = Lighter Oil = Easier Refining = Bigger Profits.
โข Iranian crude sits between ultra-light US shale and heavy Venezuelan oil, making it highly compatible with many global refineries.
โข Strait of Hormuz carries a large share of the medium-grade crude many refineries are designed to process.
โข If Hormuz supply is disrupted, refineries must switch to heavier or ultra-light substitutes, reducing efficiency and profits.
โข Many Asian and European refineries were originally designed around Middle Eastern medium-grade crude.
โข Quality of oil often drives global oil politics more than most people realize.