The Liza oilfield, located in the southeast of the block, is currently pumping around 360,000 barrels of crude oil per day ... the Liza field is light and sweet, with an API gravity of 32 degrees ...

As defined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), heavy oil is a type of crude ... specific gravity value, the higher the API gravity will be. Also known as "conventional oil," light oil has ...