- API gravity
- 38.7°1
- Sulphur
- 0.11 wt%
- Acidity (TAN)
- 0.38 mg KOH/g
- Pour point
- +6 °C
- Barrels per tonne
- 7.57 derived2
- Standard cargo
- 950,000 bbl3
Evidence basis: Company-reported Company-published assay, dated 11 January 2021. Crude quality varies from cargo to cargo; in any transaction the certificate of quality for the specific lifting governs, not a published assay.
Amenam Blend: quality and origin
Amenam Blend is a light sweet crude from the Amenam-Kpono field about 30 km offshore the eastern Niger Delta, stored and exported via a floating storage unit of more than 2.4 million barrels.4 The TotalEnergies assay of January 2021 gives 38.7° API, 0.11% sulphur, a total acid number of 0.38 and a pour point of +6 °C;1 Argus's typical value is lighter at 40.8°.3
Amenam or Odudu?
The regulator lists the stream as "Odudu (Amenam Blend)".5 Odudu is best understood as the name of the loading terminal and Amenam Blend as the grade now exported from it. Some older lists show a separate, heavier "Odudu Blend"; we have found no evidence of such a grade being marketed separately in 2025–26.
Who uses it
Kpler named Amenam among the Nigerian grades delivered to the Dangote refinery in mid-2025.6 NNPC has described the newer Utapate grade as similar in quality to Amenam, which makes Amenam a useful reference for buyers evaluating that stream.7
Distillation yields
| Cut | Yield (wt%) |
|---|---|
| Light naphtha (15–80 °C) | 7.4 |
| Heavy naphtha (80–175 °C) | 21.5 |
| Kerosene (150–230 °C) | 15.6 |
| Gasoil (175–400 °C) | 46.3 |
| Residue (>375 °C) | 27.1 |
| Vacuum residue (>550 °C) | 6.8 |
Other assay values: density 830.9 kg/m³; viscosity 5.1 cSt at 10 °C; 2.3 cSt at 50 °C; nickel 4.3 and vanadium 0.7 mg/kg.1
How published figures compare
Publishers quote different qualities for Amenam Blend because assays are run years apart on a stream whose field mix changes, and because price-reporting agencies publish rounded "typical" values. We show the figures side by side rather than silently choosing one.
| Source | API | Sulphur wt% | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| TotalEnergies Trading, 11 January 20211 | 38.7 | 0.11 | Company-reported |
| Argus typical, Aug 20263 | 40.8 | 0.093 | Industry |
| EIA table, Nov 20258 | 39 | 0.1 | Government |
Loading, operator and output
- Loading point
- Odudu terminal (FSO Unity) — see the export terminal database
- Operator
- TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (NNPC/TotalEnergies joint venture)4
- Producing area
- Shallow water, about 30 km offshore the eastern Niger Delta
- Status
- Active
- Reported output
- 63.3 thousand b/d — ODUDU (AMENAM BLEND) stream, May 2026.5 This is production by stream, not exports; part of some streams is delivered to Nigerian refineries.
- Pricing basis
- A differential to Dated Brent — see how Nigerian crude is priced
- Volume conversion
- 7.57 barrels per tonne at this gravity (our derived figure) — the barrels-to-tonnes converter has Amenam Blend as a preset
- Checking an offer
- A genuine Amenam Blend cargo traces back to the operator and loading point above. See who can lawfully sell Nigerian crude and the verification centre before engaging any seller
Comparable grades
The Nigerian grades closest to Amenam Blend by API gravity. The comparison tool puts any of them side by side.