Platts to discontinue some European LS bunker assessments

Commodity: Oil Region: EMEA

Due to the imminent IMO legislation governing sulphur content in marine fuels, Platts will be discontinuing the following bunker assessments effective August 1, 2010.

Please note that at the time of code deactivation we are also amending the descriptions as seen below.

They have already been replaced with 1% assessments, effective June 1.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION BA AAXLT00 hl 2 DW USD MT Rotterdam LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAXLT03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Rotterdam LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AAVIU00 hl 2 DW USD MT Rotterdam LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AAVIU03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Rotterdam LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AAXLU00 hl 2 DW USD MT Antwerp LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAXLU03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Antwerp LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AAVIV00 hl 2 DW USD MT Antwerp LS 1.5%S 180 CST $/Mt BA AAVIV03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Antwerp LS 1.5%S 180 CST $/Mt MA BA AAUAY00 hl 2 DW USD MT Hamburg LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAUAY03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Hamburg LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AARSY00 hl 2 DW USD MT Hamburg LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARSY03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Hamburg LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg BA AAUAX00 hl 2 DW USD MT Great Belt LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAUAX03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Great Belt LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AARSV00 hl 2 DW USD MT Great Belt LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARSV03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Great Belt LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg BA AAUAZ00 hl 2 DW USD MT Gdansk LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAUAZ03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Gdansk LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AARSN00 hl 2 DW USD MT Gdansk LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARSN03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Gdansk LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg BA AASFK00 hl 2 DW USD MT St Petersburg LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AASFK03 hlc 2 MA USD MT St Petersburg LS 1.5%S 380 CST MA BA AARTH00 hl 2 DW USD MT St Petersburg LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARTH03 hlc 2 MA USD MT St Petersburg LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg BA AAXLV00 hl 2 DW USD MT Falmouth LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAXLV03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Falmouth LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AARSM00 hl 2 DW USD MT Falmouth LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARSM03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Falmouth LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg BA AAXLW00 hl 2 DW USD MT Dunkirk LS 1.5%S 380 CST BA AAXLW03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Dunkirk LS 1.5%S 380 CST MAvg BA AARSL00 hl 2 DW USD MT Dunkirk LS 1.5%S 180 CST BA AARSL03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Dunkirk LS 1.5%S 180 CST MAvg