Christina Dilbit Blend

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Christina Dilbit Blend (CDB) is a diluted bitumen produced at the Cenovus Christina Lake SAGD facility located about 120 km south of Fort McMurray. CDB is shipped on the Athabasca Pipeline to Hardisty area terminals where it has access to multiple downstream trunklines.

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Batch: CDB-1231 --- Date: April 06, 2025 --- Sample Location: Hardisty

Typical bulk properties, light ends, and simulated distillation results were recorded for the April sample of Christina Dilbit Blend.

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Basic Analysis
Property (unit)	Most Recent: 2025-04-06	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Density (kg/m³)	917.7	918.6	922.5	922.5
Gravity (°API)	22.6	22.4	21.8	21.8
Sulphur (wt%)	3.83	3.85	3.90	3.82
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.10	10.08	10.27	10.34
Sediment (ppmw)	50	60	77	95
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.40	1.57	1.57	1.52
Salt (ptb)	4.6	4.4	4.4	3.5
Nickel (mg/kg)	64.1	62.2	63.8	64.3
Vanadium (mg/kg)	168.0	158.2	159.7	162.9

ND: Not Detected - indicates a tested value below the instrument threshold.

Light Ends
Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-06	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (vol%)	0.10	0.10	0.08	0.09
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.45	0.41	0.40	0.42
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.31	1.28	1.24	1.21
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	4.47	4.32	4.15	4.12
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.81	4.68	4.51	4.48
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.78	5.95	5.69	5.62
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.76	3.91	3.67	3.59
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.68	2.85	2.64	2.55
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.53	1.58	1.48	1.39
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.59	0.71	0.67	0.67

BTEX
Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-06	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (vol%)	0.18	0.19	0.18	0.17
Toluene (vol%)	0.35	0.38	0.35	0.34
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04
Xylenes (vol%)	0.37	0.42	0.38	0.37

Simulated Distillation
Mass % Recovered by ASTM D7169	Most Recent: 2025-04-06 (°C)	5 Year Average (°C)	Most Recent: 2025-04-06 (°F)	5 Year Average (°F)
IBP	33.3	33.8	91.9	92.8
5	43.7	39.9	110.7	103.8
10	86.1	75.7	187.0	168.3
20	244.3	230.5	471.7	446.9
30	334.9	332.6	634.8	630.7
40	405.0	403.7	761.0	758.7
50	471.9	468.8	881.4	875.8
60	550.3	543.3	1,022.5	1,009.9
70	638.4	626.7	1,181.1	1,160.1
80	719.9	707.3	1,327.8	1,305.1
90	---	---	---	---
95	---	---	---	---
99	---	---	---	---

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Light Ends
Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-06	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
C3- (mass%)	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04
iC4 iso-Butane (mass%)	0.28	0.25	0.24	0.26
nC4 n-Butane (mass%)	0.84	0.82	0.79	0.78
iC5 iso-Pentane (mass%)	3.04	2.94	2.81	2.79
nC5 n-Pentane (mass%)	3.31	3.21	3.09	3.07
Hexanes (mass%)	4.18	4.30	4.09	4.04
Heptanes (mass%)	2.81	2.92	2.73	2.68
Octanes (mass%)	2.06	2.19	2.02	1.95
Nonanes (mass%)	1.20	1.24	1.15	1.09
Decanes (mass%)	0.47	0.57	0.53	0.54

BTEX
Component by GC/FID	Most Recent: 2025-04-06	6 Month Average	1 Year Average	5 Year Average
Benzene (mass%)	0.17	0.18	0.17	0.16
Toluene (mass%)	0.33	0.36	0.33	0.32
Ethylbenzene (mass%)	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04
Xylenes (mass%)	0.35	0.39	0.36	0.35

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

Basic Analysis
Property (units)	Five Year Average	2025-04-06	2025-03-02	2025-02-01	2025-01-02	2024-12-01	2024-11-01
Density (kg/m³)	922.5 ± 5.1	917.7	915.4	917.0	918.5	919.1	924.0
Gravity (°API)	21.8 ± 0.8	22.6	22.9	22.7	22.4	22.3	21.5
Sulphur (wt%)	3.82 ± 0.13	3.83	3.80	3.85	3.86	3.78	3.99
Micro Carbon Residue (wt%)	10.34 ± 0.30	10.10	10.00	10.20	9.90	10.00	10.30
Sediment (ppmw)	95 ± 54	50	---	---	70	---	---
Total Acid Number (mgKOH/g)	1.52 ± 0.11	1.40	1.69	1.51	1.79	1.54	1.49
Salt (ptb)	3.5 ± 0.8	4.6	---	---	4.2	---	---
Nickel (mg/kg)	64.3 ± 3.8	64.1	62.4	59.4	56.7	66.5	64.2
Vanadium (mg/kg)	162.9 ± 8.9	168.0	155.0	155.0	148.0	158.0	165.0

Light Ends
Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-06	2025-03-02	2025-02-01	2025-01-02	2024-12-01	2024-11-01
C3- (vol%)	0.09 ± 0.02	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.08
iC4 iso-Butane (vol%)	0.42 ± 0.09	0.45	0.45	0.48	0.39	0.32	0.34
nC4 n-Butane (vol%)	1.21 ± 0.18	1.31	1.34	1.40	1.31	1.14	1.15
iC5 iso-Pentane (vol%)	4.12 ± 0.47	4.47	4.76	4.02	4.34	4.25	4.07
nC5 n-Pentane (vol%)	4.48 ± 0.49	4.81	5.16	4.39	4.67	4.56	4.46
C6 Hexanes (vol%)	5.62 ± 0.48	5.78	6.26	5.94	5.94	5.98	5.77
C7 Heptanes (vol%)	3.59 ± 0.37	3.76	3.89	3.98	3.93	4.16	3.74
C8 Octanes (vol%)	2.55 ± 0.34	2.68	2.67	2.97	2.86	3.20	2.69
C9 Nonanes (vol%)	1.39 ± 0.20	1.53	1.47	1.58	1.58	1.82	1.49
C10 Decanes (vol%)	0.67 ± 0.10	0.59	0.65	0.79	0.70	0.84	0.68

BTEX
Component by GC/FID	Five Year Average	2025-04-06	2025-03-02	2025-02-01	2025-01-02	2024-12-01	2024-11-01
Benzene (vol%)	0.17 ± 0.02	0.18	0.20	0.20	0.18	0.19	0.18
Toluene (vol%)	0.34 ± 0.05	0.35	0.36	0.41	0.39	0.41	0.37
Ethylbenzene (vol%)	0.04 ± ND	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.05
Xylenes (vol%)	0.37 ± 0.07	0.37	0.37	0.47	0.42	0.46	0.42

Disclaimer

These condensate analysis data were tested on a separate glycol displacement cylinder sample to all other data, which were tested on an sample using an atmospheric container. Every effort has been made to make sure these sample pairs were as similar as possible, but no guarantees can be made.

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