Equinor published Wednesday an updated assay for “Eagle Ford chem grade,” the name it gives to a high-API, naphtha-rich condensate produced from the South Texas shale play. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The assay from Norway’s state-owned oil company comes from a sample taken in October and issued in December that shows the crude most recently had an API above 60 and ultra-low sulfur content of less than 0.01%. There is significant variance in the gravity of Eagle Ford oil at the wellhead, although the commonly traded streams are Eagle Ford 45, Eagle Ford 52 and, to a lesser extent, Eagle Ford 60. Production from the play is expected to average 1.427 million b/d in January, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Based on Equinor assays, Eagle Ford chem grade has a 46% cut of naphtha compared with 22% […]