Crude Oil

April 01, 2025

Platts Quality Premiums for May-loading North Sea crude cargoes

Effective April 1, the North Sea Quality Premiums for May-loading North Sea crude oil cargoes will be as follows:

Crude GradeQuality Premium
Oseberg0.8147
Ekofisk0.6070
Troll0.8633

Quality Premiums are available on Platts Global Alert pages 1210 and 1212 and in the Platts Pricing Database under the following codes:

GradeCurrent MonthMonth Ahead
OsebergAAXDW00AAXDX00
EkofiskAAXDY00AAXDZ00
TrollATFNB00ATFNA00

The QPs are published to four decimal places and at 60% of the net price differences between Ekofisk, Oseberg, Troll and the most competitive grade of crude among Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll and WTI Midland during the month prior to the announcement.

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, announces QPs on the first publishing day of each month, a month prior to the escalators coming into effect.

Please send any comments and queries to europe_crude@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.