Palanca crude oil is produced in Angola from five different concessions. It is loaded
from the Total-operated Palanca Terminal, which can accommodate Very Large Crude
Carrier (VLCC) loading. The typical cargo size is 985 thousand barrels; however,
alternate cargo sizes can be arranged with advance planning. Typically, cargoes
are sold with pricing based off Dated Brent quotes. The production rate of the contributing
fields is approximately 140 thousand barrels per day. Chevron has a 20% interest
in the Block 2 concession and a 16% interest in the FST concession.
Whole Crude Properties *
|
Property |
Measured |
| Gravity, API° |
37.25 |
| Gravity SG |
0.84 |
| Sulfur, wt% |
0.18 |
| Total Nitrogen, ppm |
980.88 |
| Acid Number, mg KOH/g |
0.03 |
| Pour Point, °C |
9.00 |
| Charact. Factor (K-FACTOR) |
12.11 |
| Viscosity, cSt at 40°C (104°F) |
4.51 |
| Viscosity, cSt at 50°C (122°F) |
3.89 |
| Vanadium, ppm |
1.15 |
| Nickel, ppm |
1.65 |
| MCR, wt% |
1.57 |
| Ramsbottom Carbon, wt% |
1.43 |
| Asphaltenes, (H.C7) wt% |
0.40 |
* Disclaimer
While we believe that this assay is representative of the expected commercial crude, it does not guarantee production quality, and users are solely responsible for their use of the assay. No warranties are given regarding the assay accuracy or any results from its use. Chevron does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the foregoing opinion, information or data in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, results, use, quality, reliability, or otherwise.
Palanca Assay Data
The following links provide you with assay data tables (disclaimer) for various properties across a standard set of cuts, as well as a distillation summary in °F and °C.
This is only a partial assay, if you require further data please contact us.
If you have trouble downloading or viewing the data, please contact us for the information in a preferred format.