Western Canadian Blend Analysis

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WCB (Western Canadian Blend) is an aggregate of heavy sour crude production (21 API gravity, 3.0 wt% sulphur) in the Wainright and Hardisty regions. Unique to WCB is an agreement by the gathering systems to not use field butanes as diluent. Though there are many connections to WCB, the principal contacts would include Cenovus Energy and Repsol.

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Batch: WCB-1136 --- Date: March 04, 2024 --- Sample Location: Hardisty

Butanes were elevated while C8 x C10 results were reduced for the March sample of Western Canadian Blend. Typical simulated distillation results are included.

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Cenovus

Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2024-03-04	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	923.7	926.5	927.3	926.9
Gravity (°API)	21.6	21.1	21.0	21.0
Sulphur (wt%)	3.00	3.05	3.04	3.03
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	8.60	8.71	8.65	8.37
Sediment (ppmw)	412	374	352	325
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.61	0.58	0.59	0.62
Salt (ptb)	33.5	36.2	35.0	36.8
Nickel (mg/kg)	44.7	40.7	42.2	40.1
Vanadium (mg/kg)	96.6	86.9	89.3	86.2

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-04	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.09
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.75	0.64	0.48	0.32
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.29	1.18	0.92	0.65
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	2.29	2.03	2.11	1.80
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	1.99	1.88	1.99	1.71
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	2.49	2.66	2.80	2.66
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	2.06	2.28	2.35	2.37
C8 Octanes (vol%)	1.86	2.02	2.12	2.26
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.68	1.87	1.94	2.05
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.73	0.86	0.98	1.03

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-04	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.06
Toluene (vol%)	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.13
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06
Xylenes (vol%)	0.16	0.18	0.20	0.23

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2024-03-04 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2024-03-04 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	32.7	34.8	90.9	94.6
5	49.0	86.9	120.2	188.4
10	151.4	168.5	304.5	335.3
20	255.6	264.9	492.1	508.8
30	321.5	330.1	610.7	626.2
40	385.5	392.0	725.9	737.6
50	447.9	452.7	838.2	846.9
60	518.2	522.5	964.8	972.5
70	602.4	604.5	1,116.3	1,120.1
80	704.2	695.9	1,299.6	1,284.6
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-04	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.46	0.40	0.30	0.20
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.82	0.75	0.59	0.41
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	1.55	1.37	1.43	1.21
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	1.36	1.28	1.35	1.16
C6 Hexanes (mass%)	1.79	1.91	2.00	1.90
C7 Heptanes (mass%)	1.53	1.69	1.74	1.76
C8 Octanes (mass%)	1.42	1.54	1.62	1.72
C9 Nonanes (mass%)	1.31	1.45	1.51	1.60
C10 Decanes (mass%)	0.58	0.68	0.77	0.81

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2024-03-04	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.06
Toluene (mass%)	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.13
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06
Xylenes (mass%)	0.15	0.17	0.19	0.21

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2024-03-04	2024-02-01	2024-01-17	2023-12-03	2023-11-03	2023-10-08
Density (kg/m³)	926.9 ± 4.3	923.7	922.9	917.4	924.6	928.5	931.6
Gravity (°API)	21.0 ± 0.7	21.6	21.7	22.6	21.4	20.8	20.3
Sulphur (wt%)	3.03 ± 0.10	3.00	3.05	3.03	3.03	3.12	3.07
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	8.37 ± 0.31	8.60	8.60	8.60	8.60	8.70	9.00
Sediment (ppmw)	325 ± 62	412	---	---	340	---	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.62 ± 0.08	0.61	0.48	0.58	0.50	0.67	0.66
Salt (ptb)	36.8 ± 14.5	33.5	---	---	36.5	---	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	40.1 ± 5.1	44.7	37.1	38.0	51.5	38.8	38.1
Vanadium (mg/kg)	86.2 ± 9.0	96.6	79.6	80.3	102.0	83.6	85.3

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-03-04	2024-02-01	2024-01-17	2023-12-03	2023-11-03	2023-10-08
C3- (vol%)	0.09 ± 0.01	0.10	0.10	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.09
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.32 ± 0.23	0.75	0.81	0.97	0.81	0.60	0.39
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	0.65 ± 0.38	1.29	1.52	1.73	1.40	1.15	0.76
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	1.80 ± 0.46	2.29	2.13	2.20	2.21	2.01	1.72
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	1.71 ± 0.42	1.99	2.02	2.06	2.01	1.90	1.62
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	2.66 ± 0.44	2.49	2.82	2.95	2.82	2.70	2.53
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	2.37 ± 0.33	2.06	2.28	2.55	2.43	2.27	2.24
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.26 ± 0.34	1.86	1.53	2.30	2.20	2.05	2.14
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	2.05 ± 0.28	1.68	1.80	1.86	2.00	1.75	1.94
C10 Decanes (vol%)	1.03 ± 0.19	0.73	0.77	0.83	0.87	1.00	0.88

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2024-03-04	2024-02-01	2024-01-17	2023-12-03	2023-11-03	2023-10-08
Benzene (vol%)	0.06 ± 0.02	0.05	0.04	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.04
Toluene (vol%)	0.13 ± 0.04	0.11	0.07	0.15	0.13	0.12	0.11
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.06 ± 0.01	0.05	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.06
Xylenes (vol%)	0.23 ± 0.06	0.16	0.11	0.24	0.21	0.20	0.21

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

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