Platts introduces USGC No. 6 3S strip and differentials

The following codes were created in dispatch category UZ.

They represent daily assessments and monthly averages of No. 6 3S Max paper strip and differentials for No.6 USGC waterborne fuel oil.

The daily assessments will appear on PGA page 50, Platts Oilgram Price Report, US Marketscan, European Marketscan.

Monthly averages will appear in Platts Monthly Price Average Supplement.

Conversion to $/Mt are as follows:

Slurry Oil multiply by 6.2 No.6 1.0S multiply by 6.2 No.6 3.0S multiply by 6.4 RMG 380 multiply by 6.4

No. 6 3.0S ppr strip multiply by 6.35.

Launch date is scheduled for October 1, 2010.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION UZ AAUGS00 hl 2 DW USD BBL Slurry Oil Diff vs 3S Str USG UZ AAUGS03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL Slurry Oil Diff vs 3S Str USG MA UZ AAUGT00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 1.0S Diff vs 3S Str USG UZ AAUGT03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6 1.0S Diff vs 3S Str USG MA UZ AAUGU00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 3.0S Diff vs 3S Str USG UZ AAUGU03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL No6 3.0S Diff vs 3S Str USG MA UZ AAUGV00 hl 2 DW USD BBL RMG 380 Diff vs 3S Str USG UZ AAUGV03 hlc 2 MA USD BBL RMG.380 Diff vs 3S Str USG MA UZ AAUGW00 hl 2 DW USD BBL No6 3.0S ppr Strip USG UZ AAUGW03 hlC 2 MA USD BBL No6 3.0S ppr Strip USG MA