Platts introduces USAC No. 6 1S strip and differentials

The following codes were created in dispatch category PZ.

They represent daily assessments and monthly averages of No. 6 1S Max paper strip and differentials for No.6 fuel oil via cargo delivered into NY Harbor.

The daily assessments will appear on PGA pg 44, Platts Oilgram Price Report, US Marketscan, European Marketscan.

Monthly averages will appear in Platts Monthly Price Average Supplement.

Conversion to $/Mt are as follows: No.6 .3S HP multiply by 6.7 No.6 .3S LP multiply by 6.7 No.6 .7S MX multiply by 6.5 No.6 1S MX multiply by 6.5 No.6 2.2 MX multiply by 6.4 No.6 3.0 MX multiply by 6.4

Launch date is scheduled for October 1, 2010.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION PZ AAUGA00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6.3S HP Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGA03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6.3S HP Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGB00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6.3S LP Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGB03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6.3S LP Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGC00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6.7S MX Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGC03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6.7S MX Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGD00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 1S MX Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGD03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6 1S MX Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGE00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 2.2S Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGE03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6 2.2S Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGF00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 3.0S Diff vs 1S Str NYH PZ AAUGF03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6 3.0S Diff vs 1S Str NYH MA PZ AAUGG00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 1S ppr Strip NYH PZ AAUGG03 hlC 2 MA USD BBL No6 1S ppr Strip NYH MA