September 18, 2024 - The Sahara Blend is the reference name of the Algerian crude oil, which is produced on several Algerian oil fields. Sahara Blend is a light crude, its extreme lightness and very low sulfur content makes it among the most popular with refineries for light derivatives such as gasoline and kerosene ...

December 26, 2024 - Saharan crude oil, also known as Saharan Blend, is a high-quality light sweet crude oil extracted from the West African region. It is named after the Sahara Desert, which is located in the same region.

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 ...

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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.

March 26, 2026 - This crude is classified as a light, sweet oil, with an API gravity of around 45–46 degrees and very low sulfur content near 0.1%. These characteristics make it highly attractive to refineries, as it yields larger volumes of gasoline and kerosene ...

December 12, 2019 - Oil products stockpiles at Fujairah in the UAE declined 8% in the week ended Feb. 2, with all categories declining, according to Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data published Feb. 4. The total fell to 21.490 million barrels, the first decrease in five weeks. Middle distillates such as jet fuel and diesel fell 15% week over week to 2.893 million barrels, the lowest in three weeks.

May 27, 2022 - In December, 1956, the prospectors discovered oil at a depth of 10,000 feet some thirty-five miles from the north Saharan town of Ouargla and near an abandoned water well. The stuccobuilt well still stands as a monument to an archaic way of life.

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".

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 ...

February 7, 2026 - The premium commanded by Saharan Blend reflects both supply constraints and the limited availability of comparable light sweet crude grades in European markets. When refineries face feedstock shortages, they compete aggressively for available supplies, driving premiums to levels that reflect the economic value of optimised processing yields. Refinery economics favour light sweet crude processing through multiple mechanisms. Moreover, our oil ...

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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.

This increase places Sahara Blend in 3rd position among the most expensive crudes in the OPEC basket in February, after Angolan Girassol (62.99 dollars / barrel) and Equatorial Guinean Zafiro (62.46 dollars / barrels). The price of Algerian oil is established according to the price of Brent, a benchmark crude from the North Sea, listed on the London market with an additional premium for its physicochemical qualities appreciated by refiners.

Western Sahara consumes 0.14 gallons of oil per capita every day (based on the 2024 population of 590,506 people), or 51 gallons per capita per year (1 barrels).

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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.

February 28, 2025 - Market: Crude oil · 27/02/25 · Nigeria's 650,000 b/d Dangote refinery has bought its first cargo of Algeria's light sweet Saharan Blend crude, according to market sources. Dangote bought the 1mn bl cargo from trading firm Glencore this week, sources said, adding that it is due to be delivered over 15-20 March.

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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