24 Feb 2014 | 04:19 UTC — London

SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Calendar for Med gasoil cargo winter-to-summer change

Effective March 7, Platts will start reflecting the Spanish B&C summer grade of 0.1% gasoil on a prorated basis in its CIF Mediterranean assessment (basis Genoa). Winter spec will be given a progressively lighter weighting up to March 24. The FOB Rotterdam and CIF Northwest Europe 0.1% gasoil assessments will continue to reflect German DIN and French FOD specifications, respectively. A spreadsheet detailing the changes is available on request. For further details regarding the prorating system or any comments regarding the proposal, please contact europe_products@platts.com. The following calendar applies: March 7 - First day of reflecting Spanish B&C summer March 11 - First full five-day period for summer indications March 17 - Last full five-day period for winter indications March 21 - Last day of reflecting French winter March 24 - Fully summer