New Asian Dated Brent Strip codes

Commodity: Oil Region: Asia

The following codes were created in dispatch category RI.

They represent daily assessments and monthly averages of Asian Dated Brent (ADB) strip for valuing crude oils loading in the Asia-Pacific and, separately, the Middle East at Singapore and London timing of 16:30 hrs.

Daily assessments will appear on PGA pg 347 and in the Crude Oil Marketwire.

Conversion from US$/bbl to US$/Mt requires multiplying by 7.55.

Launch date is scheduled for August 3, 2009.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION RI AARBV00 u 2 DW USD BBL ADB Strip Asia Spore 16:30 RI AARBV03 c 2 MA USD BBL ADB Strip Asia Spore 16:30 MA RI AARBW00 u 2 DW USD BBL ADB Strip MidEast Spore 16:30 RI AARBW03 c 2 MA USD BBL ADB Strip MidEast Spore 16:30 MA RI AARBX00 u 2 DW USD BBL ADB Strip Asia London 16:30 RI AARBX03 c 2 MA USD BBL ADB Strip Asia London 16:30 MA RI AARBY00 u 2 DW USD BBL ADB Strip MidEast London 16:30 RI AARBY03 c 2 MA USD BBL ADBStrip MidEast London 16:30 MA