Sweet crude oil
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Sweet crude oil is a type of petroleum. The adjective sweet refers to small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide; sweet crude generally contains less than 0.5% sulfur. This high quality, low sulfur crude oil is commonly used for processing into gasoline and is in high demand, particularly in the United States and China.
Producers of sweet crude oil include:
- Saudi Arabia
- Romania
- Sudan
- United Kingdom (Brent Crude)
- United States (West Texas Intermediate)
- Oman
- Yemen
- Nigeria
- Malaysia
- Canada
- Indonesia
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[edit] See also
- Petroleum Classification
- Brent Crude
- Light crude oil
- Sour crude oil
- West Texas Intermediate a.k.a. Texas Sweet Light
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