The American Petroleum Institute's "API gravity" is a standard to express the specific weight of oils, computed as (141.5/sp g) - 131.5, where sp is the specific gravity of the oil at 60 degrees ...

In June 2023, production of crude oil with an API gravity between 30.1 and 40.0 degrees reached 2.58 million barrels per day (bpd), exceeding the Texas production of crude oil with a gravity ...

The new Basra Light export grade will have an American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity of 33 degrees after the split while Basra Medium's gravity will be 29 degrees. The existing Basra Heavy ...

Plains pegs condensate as having an API gravity of 45 or higher. The company's website also says Plains can reject crude with an API gravity over 78.9.