September 18, 2024 - The Sahara Blend is the reference name of the Algerian crude oil, which is produced on several Algerian oil fields.

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January 8, 2026 - Sahara Blend is an Algerian light sweet crude oil produced from multiple oil fields located in the Sahara Desert region of the country. It is classified as a high-quality benchmark crude, characterized by an API gravity of 43.2 degrees and a ...

December 26, 2024 - The blend is one of the most popular crude oils in the world, with a high demand from international markets due to its high quality and low sulfur content. Characteristics: Saharan Blend crude oil is characterized by its high quality and low ...

February 6, 2026 - Market: Crude oil · 06/02/26 · Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach expects weather-related disruptions to its Saharan Blend crude exports to continue in February, a source at the firm told Argus. Algeria's crude exports — made up entirely of the light sweet Saharan Blend — fell to a multi-year low of 201,000 b/d in January as bad weather delayed loadings, the source said.

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December 12, 2019 - India's Cairn Oil and Gas is looking to boost production from its mature fields in Rajasthan using advanced recovery methods, while expanding offshore exploration along both the eastern and western coasts of India, its spokesperson told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, on the sidelines of India Energy Week in Goa.

May 27, 2022 - Ten other wells are being sunk and should be in production by the end of the year. The soundings so far taken indicate that the Hassi Messaoud field may have oil reserves approaching 300 million tons — enough to satisfy France’s needs for a good ten years.

February 7, 2026 - Discover how Algeria Saharan blend export disruptions create Mediterranean crude shortages, driving premium pricing and supply adaptations.

July 1, 1983 - No major finds outside traditional producing areas have sent new crude oils from North Africa in many years. Algeria however, has attempted to standardize its exports and designated two former crudes, Arzew Blend and Hassi Messaoud, as Saharan Blend. It is shipped from either the Arzew or Bejaia terminals.

July 3, 2014 - 4This paper will not deal with all the countries in the Sahara region; we shall confine ourselves to studying four Saharan countries: Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Chad. Only Mauritania and Chad produce oil, but we shall not linger over the consequences of already existing projects, but will rather describe future projects or those under development. We shall pose the question as to what the effect was of the high crude prices on this region which had previously attracted little interest from the oil companies.

December 22, 2014 - Saharan Blend is an extremely light, very low sulphur high quality crude oil which is rich in gasoline and is ideally suited for production of diesel

March 25, 2019 - Field expansions and enhanced oil recovery techniques have kept the country’s oldest fields at a steady rate of production; however, without additional upstream investment, decline rates are likely to grow, resulting in lower production. The country’s largest refinery, Skikda, is located along Algeria’s northern coastline, and it is the largest refinery in Africa. Skikda processes the Saharan blend, which derives from the Hassi Messaoud oil fields.

Introduced on 16 June 2005, is currently made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Djeno (Congo), Zafiro (Equatorial Guinea), Rabi Light (Gabon), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Medium (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and Merey (Venezuela). ... ​As of January 2006: The Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly averages are based on daily quotations. As of January 2007: The basket price includes the Angolan crude "Girassol".

As at December 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa's share of world oil production and oil reserves was 4.8% and 4.14% respectively, and the share of gas production and reserves was 1.93% and 5.03% respectively.

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The average for 2021 based on 47 countries was 1.22 billion barrels. The highest value was in Nigeria: 36.89 billion barrels and the lowest value was in Botswana: 0 billion barrels.

Chart and table showing yearly reserves of crude oil by country (Western Sahara). Data obtained from the US Energy Information Administration.

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Western Sahara consumes 1,979 barrels per day (B/d) of oil as of the year 2024.