Arabian Gulf → Northwest Europe
Arabian Gulf → Northwest Europe
Suezmax and VLCC flows of Middle East crude into Mediterranean and NW European refiners. Arab Light and Arab Heavy OSPs reset monthly by Saudi Aramco. Suez transit mechanics and the Brent-Dubai EFS spread drive corridor arbitrage.
Corridor essentials
- Products
- Crude oil (Arab Light, Arab Heavy), Diesel
- Pricing benchmarks
- Dated Brent, Dubai
- Load ports
- Ras Tanura, Jebel Ali, Mina Al Ahmadi
- Discharge ports
- Rotterdam, Augusta, Trieste
Frequently asked
- Which ports dominate the Arabian Gulf → Northwest Europe corridor?
- Load: Ras Tanura, Jebel Ali, Mina Al Ahmadi. Discharge: Rotterdam, Augusta, Trieste.
- What products typically flow on Arabian Gulf → Northwest Europe?
- Crude oil (Arab Light, Arab Heavy), Diesel.
- Which benchmarks set the pricing basis for Arabian Gulf → Northwest Europe?
- Dated Brent, Dubai.