SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts ends US low sulfur diesel assessments

Following industry feedback, Platts has discontinued its waterborne assessments for low sulfur diesel (500 ppm diesel) in the US Gulf Coast and on the US West Coast, as of January 1, 2014. Platts proposed to end the assessment in a subscriber note published on July 19, 2013.

There is limited demand in the US for the product, as most demand has shifted to ultra low sulfur diesel. As such, spot market activity is extremely limited. Platts had previously discontinued its domestic pipeline assessments for low sulfur diesel.

The US Gulf Coast assessment appeared on Platts Global Alert Page 481 under the code POAES00. The US West Coast assessment appears on PGA Page 482 under the code AADDV00. These assessments also appeared in US Marketscan and Oilgram Price Report.

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