USWC gasoline RVP and grade shifts from March 15

Beginning around March 15, the following changes will be made to Platts US West Coast gasoline assessments: Arizona regular and premium RBOB assessments will be suspended and Platts will begin assessing summer grade Arizona Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) with a 8.0 RVP; San Francisco regular and premium unleaded gasoline will reflect a 9.0 RVP.

Beginning around March 22, Platts will suspend Las Vegas regular and premium RBOB assessments.

These seasonal RVP changes and grade suspensions are per Kinder Morgan pipeline specifications.

Separately, on March 15, Platts assessments for Portland regular unleaded gasoline will reflect a 9.0 RVP. On March 22, Seattle regular and premium unleaded gasoline will reflect a 13.5 RVP. These seasonal RVP changes are per Olympic Pipe Line specifications.

For questions or comments, please contact Lisa Street at lisa_street@platts.com or David Ruisard at david_ruisard@platts.com.