SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts ends USAC distillate cargo assessments

Platts has discontinued multiple US Atlantic Coast distillate CIF cargo assessments effective April 1, 2015. Platts opened this consultation on the future of these assessments on March 14, 2013.

Platts has discontinued the following assessments in the Atlantic Coast: Boston low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (PJABL00) and ultra low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (AAVTJ00); New York jet fuel cargo (PJAAX00), New York low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (PJABK00) and New York ultra low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (AAVTH00); New York ULSD cargo (AATGW00) and Boston ULSD cargo (AATHD00); New York gasoil No. 2 cargo (POAEH00) and Boston gasoil No. 2 cargo (POAEA00) assessments.

These changes in coverage were in response to evolving market conditions as the Northeast distillates markets are increasingly export, rather than import, markets.

As a result, the following monthly averages were also discontinued: Boston low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (PJABL03), Boston ultra low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (AAVTJ03), New York Harbor jet kerosene cargo (PJAAX03), New York Harbor low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (PJABK03), New York Harbor ultra low sulfur jet kerosene cargo (AAVTH03), New York Harbor ULSD cargo (AATGW03), Boston ULSD cargo (AATHD03), New York Harbor No 2 gasoil cargo (POAEH03), Boston No 2 gasoil cargo (POAEA03 and New York Harbor No 2 gasoil at London MOC 1630 (AAPYY03).

These assessments can be found on Platts Global Alert pages 480, 481, 482, 410 as well as US Marketscan and Platts Oilgram Price Report. USAC distillate barge and pipeline assessments were not affected by this change.

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