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Crude Quality & Mgmt.

CRUDE CONTAMINANTS
Quality Concerns Surrounding WTI Midland Crude Prompts Increased Oversight.
Concerns over the quality of WTI Midland crude, a significant component of the Brent basket of grades, have led to heightened scrutiny by pipeline operators and oil exporters.
November 19, 2023
ASSAYS OF MAJOR CRUDES
Properties of Major Global Crude Grades.
There are six major grades of crude oil in the world: light-sweet, light-sour, medium-sweet, medium-sour, heavy-sweet, and heavy-sour.
August 05, 2023
ASSAYS OF MAJOR CRUDES
Quality and output of major crudes around the world.
The following table summarizes the qualities and output of crudes from around the world.
August 05, 2023
LOW CARBON-INTENSITY CRUDES
Decarbonization via Processing Low carbon- intensity crudes
August 05, 2023
CRUDE CONTAMINANTS
Bad actors in US shale crudes: sources and problems of iron and mercaptans.
Crude-oil quality is a significant concern, particularly with the rise in waterborne activity along the Gulf Coast.
July 30, 2023
CRUDE CONTAMINANTS
Testing and mitigating iron problems in shale oil.
The current industry standard for testing iron in crude oil is ASTM D5708B.
July 30, 2023
CRUDE CONTAMINANTS
Testing and mitigating mercaptan problems in shale oil.
Mercaptans are sulfur-containing compounds that give crude oil its characteristic odor.
July 30, 2023