Europe barge MOC dates ahead of Easter holidays 2023

Effective April 4, April 5 and April 6, and in line with the published holiday schedule, S&P Global Commodity Insights will reflect bids, offers and trades of refined product barges that load seven-15 days forward, not the usual three-15/five-15 days forward in its European Platts Market on Close assessment process. The assessment continues to reflect the usual three-15/five-15 days forward date range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On April 4, MOC dates will be April 11-April 19 (FE dates: April 11-April 15; MW dates: April 13-April 17; BE dates: April 15-April 19)

On April 5, MOC dates will be April 12-April 20 (FE dates: April 12-April 16; MW dates: April 14-April 18; BE dates: April 16-April 20)

On April 6, MOC dates will be April 13-April 21 (FE dates: April 13-April 17; MW dates: April 15-April 19; BE dates: April 17-April 21)

On April 6, all European oil assessments will be basis 12:30 pm London time, with all cut-offs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please note that April 7 and April 10 are UK bank holidays and no European oil assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule at https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday.

Please send any comments or questions to europe_products@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.