Types of Crude Oil: Heavy vs Light, Sweet vs Sour, and TAN count

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0:00 Intro
0:23 Weight of Crude Oil
0:56 Sweetness of Crude Oil
1:25 TAN Count of Crude Oil
2:04 Crude Oil Types
2:25 WTI
2:45 Brent
3:00 OPEC

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Not all crude oil is alike. There are three primary qualities that differentiate one oil from another: Weight (API Gravity), Sweetness (Sulfur Content), and TAN count (Total Acid Number). While the ideal oil is light and sweet, there are over 100 different crude oils traded on the market today, including the benchmark crude oils of OPEC, WTI, and BRENT.

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[davidroddini]

I feel bad for QC/QA employees in the petroleum industry that have to taste the oil to see if it is sweet or sour. 😢

[richdobbs]

Interesting. I had never heard of TAN count. I worked at an oil refinery in Louisiana for four years back in the 1980s. It processed heavy sour crude, so it probably had a pretty high TAN count.

[adamben-shimon]

Great video and educational. I learned something new.

[budmccaff]

Price ranges by grade would be interesting. Thak you for your informative video.

[aj]

Thanks a lot, that was so useful
Where does Sudan lays on the chart though?

[abcdeabcde]

Can you make a video about bonny light much love from 🇳🇬

[brianirwin]

Thanks. This was clear, concise and very informative. Where do Canadian varieties fall on this spectrum?

[Iktius]

Please, where does Brazilian oil falls on the list (spectrum)??

[josephsansevero]

Has there been a fosil found below 16k feet?

[anonymousryuk]

Why Reliance want Venezuela sour oil can you tell that

[sureshkumarmanokaran]

Can we mix different types of crude oil during refining process ?

[andrealomb]

How about the Venezuelan oil? How about the API of that oil? Thanks fot this video

[teresaraney]

Where does condensate come in on this oil graph?

[bmxrglo]

In the video says that 39.7 API considered as heavier oil. but in the end of the video WTI 39.7 considered as light crude oil. PLease, explain, im confused.

[waderomartin]

Hello Kimray!
My name is WADERO MARTIN from Uganda a student of kyambogo University requesting for your help.
We know the boiling point of natural gas is -162°C, the question is what happens to natural gas if u heat it above that value?

[Grasshopper.]

And yes they use to taste it back in the day.
😂

[carlosbah]

Why is the USA trying to get the extra heavy oil from Venezuela, if it's not very suitable for gasoline o diesel production?

[bhaveshpankhaniya]

> 10°API = Lighter
<10°API = Heavy

Am I right?