Saudi Aramcoset the January official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light crude to North America at $2.5 per barrel, above the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI).
The Arab Light price differential for buyers in Western Europe has been set at $0.05 above the ICE Brent, according to an Aramco statement toArgaam.
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The Arab Light crude grade was priced $1.15 above the ICE Brent for Europe and the Mediterranean, while the price for East Asia was set at $0.6 above the average of the Oman and Dubai benchmarks.
ArabCrudeOSP forJanuary 2026($/barrel)
Region
Super Light
Extra Light
Light
Medium
Heavy
North America
—
+4.45
+2.50
+2.10
+1.35
West Europe
—
+1.65
+0.05
(0.75)
(3.15)
East Asia
+2.15
+1.10
+0.60
(0.55)
(1.90)
Europe (Mediterranean)
—
+1.55
(0.15)
(0.75)
(3.45)
Aramco produces five grades of crude: Super Light, Arab Light, Arab Extra Light, Arab Medium, and Arab Heavy, according toArgaamdata.
The Arab Super light crude is characterized by a density of more than 40, while the Arab Extra light is characterized by a density ranging between 36 and 40. The Arab Light has a density between 32 and 36, the Arab Medium crude has a density between 29 and 32 degrees, and the Arab Heavy has a density of less than 29 degrees.
Saudi Aramcoset the January official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light crude to North America at $2.5 per barrel, above the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI).
The Arab Light price differential for buyers in Western Europe has been set at $0.05 above the ICE Brent, according to an Aramco statement toArgaam.
.
The Arab Light crude grade was priced $1.15 above the ICE Brent for Europe and the Mediterranean, while the price for East Asia was set at $0.6 above the average of the Oman and Dubai benchmarks.
ArabCrudeOSP forJanuary 2026($/barrel)
Region
Super Light
Extra Light
Light
Medium
Heavy
North America
—
+4.45
+2.50
+2.10
+1.35
West Europe
—
+1.65
+0.05
(0.75)
(3.15)
East Asia
+2.15
+1.10
+0.60
(0.55)
(1.90)
Europe (Mediterranean)
—
+1.55
(0.15)
(0.75)
(3.45)
Aramco produces five grades of crude: Super Light, Arab Light, Arab Extra Light, Arab Medium, and Arab Heavy, according toArgaamdata.
The Arab Super light crude is characterized by a density of more than 40, while the Arab Extra light is characterized by a density ranging between 36 and 40. The Arab Light has a density between 32 and 36, the Arab Medium crude has a density between 29 and 32 degrees, and the Arab Heavy has a density of less than 29 degrees.
