Premium Conventional Heavy

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Premium Conventional Heavy is a mixture of Bow River, Western Canadian Blend, and Fosterton. Crude streams were selected for this pool based on their smaller resid fraction compared to other conventionally produced heavy crudes.

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Batch: PCH-6044 --- Date: March 14, 2024 --- Sample Location: Superior

The March sample of Premium Conventional Heavy saw notably increased MCR, along with elevated C5 x C8 contents.

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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: 2024-03-14	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	925.7	926.8	925.9	924.6
Gravity (°API)	21.2	21.0	21.2	21.4
Sulphur (wt%)	3.18	3.48	3.56	3.43
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	12.30	10.73	10.36	10.09
Sediment (ppmw)	---	287	257	236
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.91	0.96	0.96	0.90
Salt (ptb)	---	7.4	9.5	8.4
Nickel (mg/kg)	53.5	52.7	52.3	50.4
Vanadium (mg/kg)	118.0	123.6	125.9	120.0
Olefins (wt%)	---	ND	ND	ND

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-14	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.13	0.08	0.08	0.08
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.52	0.55	0.60	0.66
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.60	1.60	1.56	1.60
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	3.66	2.72	2.72	2.42
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.08	3.06	3.02	2.72
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.93	4.49	4.40	4.08
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.84	3.07	3.05	3.01
C8 Octanes (vol%)	3.05	2.46	2.53	2.53
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.85	1.63	1.72	1.77
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.76	0.73	0.81	0.89

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-14	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.11
Toluene (vol%)	0.29	0.23	0.24	0.24
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.07
Xylenes (vol%)	0.30	0.24	0.28	0.30

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2024-02-12 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2024-02-12 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	32.8	16.9	91.0	62.4
5	42.2	54.6	108.0	130.3
10	86.7	116.4	188.1	241.5
20	229.9	240.6	445.8	465.1
30	332.0	325.9	629.6	618.6
40	409.6	395.3	769.3	743.5
50	474.0	458.2	885.2	856.8
60	541.5	524.9	1,006.7	976.8
70	618.2	601.9	1,144.8	1,115.4
80	711.5	691.6	1,312.7	1,276.9
90	---	708.5	---	1,307.3
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-14	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.05
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.32	0.34	0.37	0.41
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	1.02	1.01	0.99	1.02
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	2.47	1.83	1.84	1.63
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	2.78	2.08	2.06	1.86
C6 Hexanes (mass%)	4.25	3.21	3.15	2.93
C7 Heptanes (mass%)	2.85	2.28	2.26	2.24
C8 Octanes (mass%)	2.33	1.87	1.93	1.94
C9 Nonanes (mass%)	1.44	1.27	1.34	1.38
C10 Decanes (mass%)	0.60	0.58	0.64	0.71

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-14	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.13	0.11	0.11	0.11
Toluene (mass%)	0.27	0.22	0.23	0.23
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.08	0.06	0.07	0.07
Xylenes (mass%)	0.28	0.23	0.26	0.28

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2024-03-14	2024-02-12	2024-01-12	2023-12-13	2023-11-08	2023-10-10
Density (kg/m³)	924.6 ± 4.8	925.7	921.6	926.7	926.2	925.7	929.7
Gravity (°API)	21.4 ± 0.8	21.2	21.9	21.1	21.1	21.2	20.6
Sulphur (wt%)	3.43 ± 0.23	3.18	3.45	3.36	3.25	3.83	3.59
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.09 ± 0.61	12.30	10.50	11.10	11.00	9.60	10.60
Sediment (ppmw)	236 ± 71	---	370	---	---	204	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.90 ± 0.11	0.91	1.01	0.99	0.82	1.07	0.97
Salt (ptb)	8.4 ± 2.4	---	7.0	---	---	7.8	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	50.4 ± 3.9	53.5	51.1	49.4	45.7	53.0	62.6
Vanadium (mg/kg)	120.0 ± 9.3	118.0	121.0	113.0	109.0	128.0	144.0
Olefins (wt%)	0 ± 0.00	---	---	---	---	---	ND

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-03-14	2024-02-12	2024-01-12	2023-12-13	2023-11-08	2023-10-10
C3- (vol%)	0.08 ± 0.02	0.13	0.09	0.05	0.09	0.07	0.06
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.66 ± 0.18	0.52	0.50	0.41	0.60	0.68	0.43
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.60 ± 0.28	1.60	1.91	1.39	1.70	1.49	1.31
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	2.42 ± 0.48	3.66	3.69	2.32	3.01	2.24	1.98
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	2.72 ± 0.53	4.08	4.06	2.60	3.42	2.48	2.30
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	4.08 ± 0.74	5.93	5.63	3.80	5.12	3.74	3.43
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.01 ± 0.44	3.84	3.62	2.56	3.54	2.72	2.39
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.53 ± 0.46	3.05	2.84	2.07	2.83	2.32	1.80
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.77 ± 0.32	1.85	2.01	1.45	1.89	1.51	1.13
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.89 ± 0.15	0.76	0.82	0.66	0.85	0.76	0.53

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-03-14	2024-02-12	2024-01-12	2023-12-13	2023-11-08	2023-10-10
Benzene (vol%)	0.11 ± 0.03	0.14	0.14	0.08	0.14	0.09	0.12
Toluene (vol%)	0.24 ± 0.07	0.29	0.23	0.16	0.27	0.19	0.25
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.07 ± 0.03	0.09	0.06	0.05	0.07	0.06	0.05
Xylenes (vol%)	0.30 ± 0.07	0.30	0.21	0.15	0.28	0.26	0.25

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°C °F
Cut Name	Start Temperature	End Temperature
	IBP
	177
	343
	549

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