Platts to introduce Bakken Blend crude

Commodity: Oil Region: Americas

The following codes were created in dispatch category RU.

They represent daily assessments and monthly averages of Bakken Blend ex-Guernsey (Wyoming) 1st Month and Bakken Blend ex-Clearwater (Minnesota) 1st Month, Bakken Blend ex-Guernsey 1st month differential vs WTI CMA (calendar month average) and Bakken Blend ex-Clearwater 1st month differential vs WTI CMA, and corresponding monthly averages.

Please be advised that due to character constraints on descriptions, the codes for Diff to WTI are labeled Ex-G for Ex-Guernsey and EX-C for Ex-Clearbrook.

To convert to $/Gal divide by 42.

Daily assessments will be published on PGA pages 171 and PGA 576, in Crude Oil Marketwire, North American Crude Wire and Oilgram Price Report.

Monthly averages will be published in Platts Monthly Price Average Supplement.

Launch date is scheduled for May 3, 2010.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION RU AASRR00 hl 2 DW USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-Guernsey RU AASRR03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-Guernsey MAvg RU AASRU00 hl 2 DW USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-Clearbrook RU AASRU03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-Clearbrook MAvg RU AASRV00 hl 2 DW USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-G Diff vs WTI RU AASRV03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-G Diff vs WTI MAvg RU AASRW00 hl 2 DW USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-C Diff vs WTI RU AASRW03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL Bakken Bld Ex-C Diff vs WTI MAvg