Bow River South

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Bow River South refers to the conventional heavy crude production gathered south of Duchess, Alberta and delivered to terminals at the South end of the Bow River pipeline system in Milk River, Alberta. Bow River South is 23 to 24 API, 2.75 wt% sulphur conventional heavy crude stream with a long history. As a gathered production stream, Bow River South is connected to, and takes deliveries from, multiple producers' facilities.

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Batch: BRS-2601 --- Date: January 30, 2026 --- Sample Location: Milk River

TAN and sediment were elevated for the January sample of Bow River South. New light ends testing showed decreased BTEX and C6 x C9 contents. Typical simulated distillation results are included.

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Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2026-01-30	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	919.0	917.7	916.9	917.3
Gravity (°API)	22.4	22.6	22.7	22.6
Sulphur (wt%)	2.86	2.80	2.77	2.72
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	7.70	7.89	7.90	8.03
Sediment (ppmw)	640	266	201	156
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.73	0.43	0.39	0.34
Salt (ptb)	6.2	6.0	6.4	6.5
Nickel (mg/kg)	32.1	29.6	28.7	28.8
Vanadium (mg/kg)	82.4	80.8	78.2	76.0

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2026-01-30	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	ND	0.07	0.11	0.13
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.13	0.18	0.23	0.18
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	0.41	0.55	0.66	0.56
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	1.13	1.26	1.30	1.42
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	1.27	1.34	1.36	1.42
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	2.42	2.82	2.91	2.96
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	2.38	2.79	2.88	2.87
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.58	3.20	3.31	3.32
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	2.03	2.78	2.89	3.03
C10 Decanes (vol%)	2.04	1.55	1.50	1.54

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2026-01-30	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.07
Toluene (vol%)	0.09	0.20	0.21	0.20
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.03	0.12	0.13	0.14
Xylenes (vol%)	0.20	0.37	0.39	0.38

Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2026-01-30 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2026-01-30 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	24.4	34.2	75.9	93.6
5	94.2	92.3	201.6	198.1
10	150.5	152.5	302.9	306.5
20	245.2	242.4	473.4	468.3
30	313.1	310.1	595.6	590.2
40	375.1	372.7	707.2	702.9
50	436.0	433.7	816.8	812.7
60	503.7	502.0	938.7	935.6
70	589.6	582.5	1,093.3	1,080.5
80	682.4	683.0	1,260.3	1,261.4
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2026-01-30	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	ND	0.04	0.06	0.07
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.08	0.11	0.14	0.11
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.26	0.36	0.42	0.36
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	0.77	0.86	0.89	0.97
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	0.87	0.92	0.94	0.98
Hexanes (mass%)	1.75	2.04	2.10	2.14
Heptanes (mass%)	1.78	2.09	2.16	2.15
Octanes (mass%)	1.98	2.46	2.55	2.56
Nonanes (mass%)	1.59	2.18	2.27	2.38
Decanes (mass%)	1.63	1.24	1.20	1.23

Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2026-01-30	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.07
Toluene (mass%)	0.09	0.19	0.21	0.19
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.03	0.11	0.12	0.13
Xylenes (mass%)	0.19	0.35	0.37	0.36

Property (units)	Five Year Average	2026-01-30	2025-11-30	2025-10-31	2025-09-30	2025-08-31	2025-07-31
Density (kg/m³)	917.3 ± 3.8	919.0	914.2	916.9	918.0	918.5	919.5
Gravity (°API)	22.6 ± 0.6	22.4	23.1	22.7	22.5	22.4	22.3
Sulphur (wt%)	2.72 ± 0.12	2.86	2.64	2.81	2.86	2.85	2.79
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	8.03 ± 0.26	7.70	7.94	7.73	8.12	7.86	8.00
Sediment (ppmw)	156 ± 126	640	---	69	---	---	88
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	0.34 ± 0.10	0.73	ND	0.53	0.59	0.43	0.32
Salt (ptb)	6.5 ± 1.4	6.2	---	6.3	---	---	5.4
Nickel (mg/kg)	28.8 ± 3.6	32.1	27.1	31.3	28.4	31.2	27.6
Vanadium (mg/kg)	76.0 ± 8.4	82.4	73.6	86.4	80.7	85.0	76.7

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2026-01-30	2025-11-30	2025-10-31	2025-09-30	2025-08-31	2025-07-31
C3- (vol%)	0.13 ± 0.06	ND	0.13	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.05
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.18 ± 0.06	0.13	0.26	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.15
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	0.56 ± 0.14	0.41	0.71	0.61	0.58	0.56	0.45
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	1.42 ± 0.21	1.13	1.24	1.29	1.37	1.38	1.15
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	1.42 ± 0.18	1.27	1.29	1.38	1.45	1.47	1.19
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	2.96 ± 0.24	2.42	2.84	3.00	3.03	2.95	2.67
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	2.87 ± 0.21	2.38	2.87	2.96	2.94	2.83	2.77
C8 Octanes (vol%)	3.32 ± 0.24	2.58	3.30	3.31	3.33	3.28	3.38
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	3.03 ± 0.37	2.03	2.86	2.89	2.88	2.99	3.01
C10 Decanes (vol%)	1.54 ± 0.24	2.04	1.42	1.38	1.38	1.58	1.48

Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2026-01-30	2025-11-30	2025-10-31	2025-09-30	2025-08-31	2025-07-31
Benzene (vol%)	0.07 ± 0.01	0.04	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.06
Toluene (vol%)	0.20 ± 0.05	0.09	0.24	0.25	0.24	0.16	0.20
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.14 ± 0.03	0.03	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.15
Xylenes (vol%)	0.38 ± 0.08	0.20	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.29	0.38

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°C °F
Cut Name	Start Temperature	End Temperature
	IBP
	177
	343
	549

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