Mixed Sweet Blend (Superior)

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Mixed Sweet Blend (Superior) is the Western Canadian benchmark light sweet crude. These MSW(S) samples are taken after final pooling ex-Superior and include significant contributions from production downstream of Edmonton.

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Batch: MSW(S)-980 --- Date: August 12, 2023 --- Sample Location: Superior

Slightly reduced density, MCR, and butanes along with elevated BTEX and C6 x C10 contents were recorded for the August sample of Mixed Sweet Blend at Superior. Typical simulated distillation results are included.

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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: 2023-08-12	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	816.1	823.7	824.2	828.9
Gravity (°API)	41.7	40.2	40.1	39.1
Sulphur (wt%)	0.39	0.42	0.44	0.37
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	1.30	1.72	1.93	1.90
Nickel (mg/kg)	2.6	3.6	4.3	4.0
Vanadium (mg/kg)	5.7	7.3	7.6	6.4
Olefins (wt%)	---	---	ND	ND

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-12	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.45	0.42	0.44	0.37
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.99	1.06	1.17	1.31
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	2.73	2.94	3.01	3.05
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	2.03	2.14	2.25	1.69
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	2.60	2.61	2.87	2.16
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	6.99	6.46	6.35	5.36
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	8.00	7.19	6.94	6.40
C8 Octanes (vol%)	7.89	7.06	6.91	5.86
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	5.74	5.27	5.23	4.48
C10 Decanes (vol%)	2.63	2.51	2.48	2.40

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-12	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.29	0.22	0.19	0.14
Toluene (vol%)	0.82	0.65	0.53	0.46
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.23	0.20	0.21	0.16
Xylenes (vol%)	1.08	0.89	0.78	0.73

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2023-08-12 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2023-08-12 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	34.1	6.9	93.4	44.4
5	46.1	40.0	115.0	104.0
10	81.0	85.9	177.8	186.6
20	138.3	139.9	280.9	283.8
30	190.0	198.7	374.0	389.7
40	244.5	254.9	472.1	490.8
50	300.3	308.6	572.5	587.5
60	357.7	364.4	675.9	687.9
70	420.8	424.3	789.4	795.7
80	499.5	498.1	931.1	928.6
90	634.9	615.4	1,174.8	1,139.7
95	---	680.0	---	1,256.0
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-12	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.28	0.25	0.27	0.23
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.69	0.73	0.80	0.89
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	1.97	2.10	2.15	2.16
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	1.55	1.62	1.71	1.28
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	2.01	2.00	2.20	1.65
C6 Hexanes (mass%)	5.68	5.21	5.12	4.30
C7 Heptanes (mass%)	6.74	6.01	5.79	5.31
C8 Octanes (mass%)	6.83	6.06	5.93	5.00
C9 Nonanes (mass%)	5.07	4.62	4.58	3.90
C10 Decanes (mass%)	2.36	2.24	2.21	2.13

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2023-08-12	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.31	0.24	0.20	0.15
Toluene (mass%)	0.88	0.69	0.56	0.48
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.25	0.22	0.22	0.17
Xylenes (mass%)	1.15	0.94	0.82	0.77

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2023-08-12	2023-07-08	2023-06-09	2023-05-25	2023-03-14	2023-02-05
Density (kg/m³)	828.9 ± 7.2	816.1	816.5	824.6	833.7	827.5	809.7
Gravity (°API)	39.1 ± 1.5	41.7	41.7	40.0	38.1	39.4	43.1
Sulphur (wt%)	0.37 ± 0.08	0.39	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.39	0.50
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	1.90 ± 0.32	1.30	1.60	1.80	2.50	1.40	1.80
Nickel (mg/kg)	4.0 ± 0.9	2.6	3.2	3.5	5.2	3.3	4.5
Vanadium (mg/kg)	6.4 ± 2.2	5.7	7.3	8.0	9.0	6.4	4.0

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2023-08-12	2023-07-08	2023-06-09	2023-05-25	2023-03-14	2023-02-05
C3- (vol%)	0.37 ± 0.10	0.45	0.41	0.36	0.35	0.51	0.73
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	1.31 ± 0.24	0.99	1.02	1.02	1.14	1.11	0.83
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	3.05 ± 0.26	2.73	2.83	2.77	3.41	2.94	2.85
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	1.69 ± 0.51	2.03	2.46	2.51	2.14	1.55	3.93
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	2.16 ± 0.68	2.60	2.97	2.99	2.42	2.07	5.80
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.36 ± 1.03	6.99	7.08	6.75	5.78	5.71	7.63
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	6.40 ± 0.87	8.00	7.67	7.20	6.51	6.58	6.98
C8 Octanes (vol%)	5.86 ± 1.27	7.89	7.29	6.81	6.41	6.89	7.61
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	4.48 ± 0.94	5.74	5.31	5.03	5.00	5.27	5.78
C10 Decanes (vol%)	2.40 ± 0.21	2.63	2.49	2.43	2.44	2.58	2.56

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2023-08-12	2023-07-08	2023-06-09	2023-05-25	2023-03-14	2023-02-05
Benzene (vol%)	0.14 ± 0.07	0.29	0.23	0.22	0.14	0.23	0.14
Toluene (vol%)	0.46 ± 0.21	0.82	0.66	0.64	0.44	0.67	0.22
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.16 ± 0.05	0.23	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.23	0.30
Xylenes (vol%)	0.73 ± 0.20	1.08	0.88	0.84	0.71	0.94	0.47

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Mixed Sweet Blend (Superior)

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