New bunker symbols introduced

Commodity: Oil Region: Asia

The following symbols have been created in dispatch category BA.

They represent added ports of West Japan and Shanghai.

We are also aligning with a move by Europe to split the MGO/MDO quote for those markets that we have combined into a single assessment under diesel.

To that end, we have created new codes for marine gasoil for Sydney, Melbourne, Fujairah and Khor Fakkan.

These daily assessments will be found in Platts Bunkerwire and on PGA page 980.

Conversion factors are as follows: 180 CST: US$/Mt to US$/BBl divide by 6.5 380 CST: US$/Mt to US$/BBl divide by 6.4 MDO (Marine Diesel Oil): US$/Mt to US$/BBl divide by 7.2 MGO (Marine Gasoil) US$/Mt to US$/BBl divide by 7.45

Launch date is scheduled for November 2, 2009.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION BA AARJY00 hl 2 DW USD MT W. Japan 180 CST Dlvd BA AARJY03 hlc 2 MA USD MT W. Japan 180 CST Dlvd MAvg BA AARJZ00 hl 2 DW USD MT W. Japan 380 CST Dlvd BA AARJZ03 hlc 2 MA USD MT W. Japan 380 CST Dlvd MAvg BA AARKA00 hl 2 DW USD MT W. Japan Marine Diesel Dlvd BA AARKA03 hlc 2 MA USD MT W. Japan Marine Diesel Dlvd MAvg BA AARKC00 hl 2 DW USD MT Shanghai 180 CST Dlvd BA AARKC03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Shanghai 180 CST Dlvd MAvg BA AARKD00 hl 2 DW USD MT Shanghai 380 CST Dlvd BA AARKD03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Shanghai 380 CST Dlvd MAvg BA AARKE00 hl 2 DW USD MT Shanghai Marine Gasoil Dlvd BA AARKE03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Shanghai Marine Gasoil Dlvd MAvg BA AARKF00 hl 2 DW USD MT Sydney Marine Gasoil Dlvd BA AARKF03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Sydney Marine Gasoil Dlvd MAvg BA AARKG00 hl 2 DW USD MT Melbourne Marine Gasoil Dlvd BA AARKG03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Melbourne Marine Gasoil Dlvd MA BA AARKH00 hl 2 DW USD MT Fujairah Marine Gasoil Dlvd BA AARKH03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Fujairah Marine Gasoil Dlvd MAvg BA AARKI00 hl 2 DW USD MT Khor Fakkan Marine Gasoil Dlvd BA AARKI03 hlc 2 MA USD MT Khor Fakkan Marine Gsl Dlvd MA