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sour crude

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sour crude [′sau̇r ¦krüd]
(materials)
Crude oil containing an abnormally large amount of sulfur compounds that, upon refining, liberate corrosive sulfur compounds; opposite to sweet crude.


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The growing confidence that state exporter Saudi Aramco will eventually abandon the Dubai/Oman crude assessment price as its basis for Asian exports is bolstered by two things: the tone of recent discussion between Aramco and its customers; and its abrupt switch to a Gulf sour crude benchmark for all C United States sales.
The discounts on medium-heavy, sour crude, such as Dubai and Russian Urals, to light, sweet crude have fallen this year due to a rise in demand from new complex refineries.
The Argus Sour Crude Index will track the price in the physical market of a basket of US Gulf Coast crude oils, including Mars, Poseidon and Southern Green Canyon.
 
 
 
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