Crude Oil

January 16, 2025

New West Texas Midland crude differential to ICE HOU symbols

The following West Texas Midland crude differential to ICE HOU symbols have been created in the market data category RU (Crudes: at 13:30 Houston). They will appear on the following:

Publications: Crude Oil Marketwire, North America Crude and Product Scan and Oilgram Price Report

Fixed pages: Platts Global Alert pages 0214 and 0215.

They are scheduled to begin updating Jan. 22, 2025.

MDC Symbol Bates Dec Freq Curr UOM Description
RU WMVIH00 c 3 DW USD BBL WTI Midland vs ICE Houston
RU WMVIH03 c 3 MA USD BBL WTI Midland vs ICE Houston MAvg

Please follow the link below for further details:

https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/112624-platts-proposes-to-launch-west-texas-midland-crude-differential-to-ice-hou-contract

If you have any comments or questions about this announcement, please contact S&P Global Commodity Insights Client Services or email CI.support@spglobal.com.