Subscriber note: Platts USGC premium RBOB RVP shift effective Mar 10

Please note that Platts' US Gulf Coast premium RBOB assessment will reflect VOC-season-related specifications beginning with Colonial Pipeline's 15th shipping cycle on March 10. Premium RBOB will show an RVP level of 6 psi, reflecting the maximum limit of the fuel on a neat or pre-ethanol blend basis. The shift is part of the routine transition of fuels mandated by the EPA. VOC requirements for RBOB formulations of gasoline typically include constraints associated with RVP, distillation, aromatics, olefins, benzene and sulfur. VOC-season volatility targets for RBOB range from 5.5 RVP to 6 RVP, according to industrial estimates, with a maximum of 7.1 RVP for the final blend with ethanol. For questions or comments, please email americas_products@platts.com, with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com.