Light Sour Blend

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Light Sour Blend (LSB) is a conventionally produced light sour crude gathered from batteries in southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba. LSB is considered a benchmark light sour crude (daily price postings are available for LSB on the Internet).

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Batch: LSB-9199 --- Date: April 15, 2025 --- Sample Location: Superior

Light Sour Blend saw reduced MCR and metals with elevated butanes for the April sample. Simulated distillation results showed a smaller than usual residue fraction.

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Enbridge Pooled Crude Quality Specification

Pooled crudes at Superior are subject to quality specifications set by Enbridge. Test methods employed, typical results, testing frequency, and mitigation/penalty details can be found from the most recent specifications document. Contact Enbridge Pipelines directly for additional information regarding pooled crude quality requirements.

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Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2025-04-15	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	838.7	842.7	843.2	844.1
Gravity (°API)	37.1	36.3	36.2	36.0
Sulphur (wt%)	1.28	1.39	1.41	1.40
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	2.50	3.54	3.50	3.78
Sediment (ppmw)	417	294	305	397
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	ND	ND	0.12	0.17
Salt (ptb)	18.1	11.7	15.1	31.2
Nickel (mg/kg)	5.6	8.9	9.3	11.1
Vanadium (mg/kg)	9.7	17.8	18.6	22.4
Olefins (wt%)	---	---	---	ND

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-15	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.61	0.62	0.60	0.57
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	1.05	0.86	0.80	0.80
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	3.32	2.89	2.86	2.77
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	1.89	1.95	1.99	2.09
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	2.58	2.68	2.70	2.89
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	6.42	6.24	6.23	6.28
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	6.58	6.25	6.24	6.17
C8 Octanes (vol%)	7.29	6.72	6.68	6.53
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	5.59	5.12	5.19	4.95
C10 Decanes (vol%)	2.58	2.29	2.27	2.26

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-15	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.28	0.32	0.30	0.30
Toluene (vol%)	0.59	0.63	0.60	0.58
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.44	0.42	0.40	0.38
Xylenes (vol%)	0.67	0.63	0.61	0.59

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2025-04-15 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2025-04-15 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	34.0	7.4	93.2	45.3
5	44.9	40.8	112.8	105.4
10	77.6	77.4	171.7	171.3
20	130.8	126.8	267.4	260.2
30	186.2	182.8	367.2	361.0
40	246.6	238.3	475.9	460.9
50	307.2	293.8	585.0	560.8
60	363.9	351.1	687.0	664.0
70	419.1	414.0	786.4	777.2
80	484.4	491.6	903.9	916.9
90	615.3	614.6	1,139.5	1,138.3
95	---	660.3	---	1,220.5
99	---	678.6	---	1,253.5

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-15	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.36	0.36	0.35	0.34
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.71	0.58	0.54	0.54
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	2.33	2.02	2.00	1.93
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	1.41	1.45	1.47	1.55
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	1.94	2.01	2.02	2.16
Hexanes (mass%)	5.07	4.91	4.90	4.94
Heptanes (mass%)	5.39	5.10	5.08	5.03
Octanes (mass%)	6.14	5.63	5.60	5.47
Nonanes (mass%)	4.80	4.38	4.44	4.23
Decanes (mass%)	2.25	1.99	1.97	1.97

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-15	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.29	0.33	0.32	0.31
Toluene (mass%)	0.61	0.65	0.62	0.60
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.46	0.43	0.42	0.39
Xylenes (mass%)	0.69	0.65	0.63	0.61

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2025-04-15	2025-03-12	2025-02-19	2025-01-09	2024-12-08	2024-11-06
Density (kg/m³)	844.1 ± 6.2	838.7	839.2	834.7	839.0	852.6	847.7
Gravity (°API)	36.0 ± 1.2	37.1	37.0	37.9	37.0	34.3	35.3
Sulphur (wt%)	1.40 ± 0.17	1.28	1.28	1.38	1.29	1.72	1.42
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	3.78 ± 0.53	2.50	3.30	3.60	3.40	4.50	3.70
Sediment (ppmw)	397 ± 187	417	---	---	337	---	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.17 ± ND	ND	ND	0.13	ND	0.32	0.12
Salt (ptb)	31.2 ± 22.6	18.1	---	---	4.8	---	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	11.1 ± 3.5	5.6	7.6	9.8	8.3	14.9	11.0
Vanadium (mg/kg)	22.4 ± 8.0	9.7	13.1	17.6	14.3	33.5	20.7

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-15	2025-03-12	2025-02-19	2025-01-09	2024-12-08	2024-11-06
C3- (vol%)	0.57 ± 0.10	0.61	0.66	0.75	0.55	0.59	0.59
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.80 ± 0.13	1.05	0.94	0.84	0.86	0.85	0.73
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	2.77 ± 0.28	3.32	3.12	2.82	2.91	2.81	2.65
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	2.09 ± 0.42	1.89	2.00	1.99	1.89	2.13	1.91
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	2.89 ± 0.49	2.58	2.76	2.74	2.68	2.80	2.60
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	6.28 ± 0.37	6.42	6.35	6.17	6.21	6.08	6.21
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	6.17 ± 0.41	6.58	6.34	6.05	6.26	5.94	6.25
C8 Octanes (vol%)	6.53 ± 0.56	7.29	6.88	6.30	6.74	6.26	6.76
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	4.95 ± 0.50	5.59	5.41	4.85	4.65	4.81	5.29
C10 Decanes (vol%)	2.26 ± 0.25	2.58	2.35	2.06	2.31	2.13	2.30

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-15	2025-03-12	2025-02-19	2025-01-09	2024-12-08	2024-11-06
Benzene (vol%)	0.30 ± 0.04	0.28	0.33	0.34	0.29	0.28	0.33
Toluene (vol%)	0.58 ± 0.07	0.59	0.63	0.63	0.60	0.59	0.65
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.38 ± 0.05	0.44	0.42	0.40	0.41	0.37	0.43
Xylenes (vol%)	0.59 ± 0.06	0.67	0.61	0.57	0.63	0.60	0.66

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Light Sour Blend

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