Refined Products, LNG, Chemicals, Crude Oil, Natural Gas
April 17, 2025
Platts to suspend publication of several carbon intensity price premiums effective May 15
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will suspend the publication of its Crude Oil, Refined Products, and Natural Gas carbon intensity premiums, as well as its US Gulf Coast Methanol and APAC LNG carbon accounted values, effective May 15.
This follows a decision note from the S&P Global Commodity Insights analytics team to temporarily suspend its monthly carbon intensity values.
No carbon intensity premiums for metal commodities will be affected. However, the following commodities' CI premiums and costs will be impacted:
Crude, Refined Products Carbon Intensity Premiums, and Natural Gas Carbon Intensity Costs
A full list of Platts' crude, refined products, and natural gas CI premiums and costs which will be suspended effective May 15 can be found in the Carbon Intensity and Low Carbon Markets Specifications Guide.
These assessments appear in Crude Oil Marketwire, Gas Daily, Asia-Pacific-Arab Gulf Marketscan, European Marketscan, US Marketscan; and in the fixed pages AGP1927, PGA4200, PCR4200, PGA4201, PCR4201, PGA4202, PCR4202, PGA4203, PCR4203, PGA4204, PCR4204, PGA4205, PCR4205, PGA4206, PCR4206, PGA4207, and PRF4207.
Carbon-accounted Methanol
The following Carbon-Accounted Methanol assessments will also be impacted :
| Symbol | Assessment Description |
| MECAU00 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 USD/mt |
| MECAW00 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 USD/mt |
| MECAC00 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 cents/gal |
| MECAD00 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 cents/gal |
| MBCAU00 | 100% Methanol Marine Fuel (100 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt |
| MBCAX00 | 20% Methanol Marine Fuel (20 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt |
| MBCAU03 | 100% Methanol Marine Fuel (100 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt MAvg |
| MBCAU04 | 100% Methanol Marine Fuel (100 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt WAvg |
| MBCAX03 | 20% Methanol Marine Fuel (20 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt MAvg |
| MBCAX04 | 20% Methanol Marine Fuel (20 MMF) Delivered Houston USD/mt WAvg |
| MECAC03 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 cents/gal MAvg |
| MECAC04 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 cents/gal WAvg |
| MECAD03 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 cents/gal MAvg |
| MECAD04 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 cents/gal WAvg |
| MECAU03 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 USD/mt MAvg |
| MECAU04 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo01 USD/mt WAvg |
| MECAW03 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 USD/mt MAvg |
| MECAW04 | Methanol Carbon-Accounted FOB USGC Mo02 USD/mt WAvg |
These assessments appear in Bunkerwire, Bunkerwire Monthly, Solventswire, and Europe and Americas Petrochemicals; as well as in the fixed pages PGB3963, PCA0199, PCA0242, PCA0347, PCA0447, PCA0198, PCA0541, PCA0872, PCA1568, PGB0560, and PGB3964.
Carbon Accounted LNG
The following Carbon Accounted LNG assessments will be impacted:
| Symbol | Assessment Description |
| ACNLA03 | CAL WTT JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) MAvg |
| ACNLB00 | CAL WTT JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) |
| ACNLD03 | CAL WTT JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) Cumulative MAvg |
| ACNLF00 | CAL WTW JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) |
| ACNLF03 | CAL WTW JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) MAvg |
| ACNLG00 | CAL DES JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) |
| ACNLG03 | CAL DES JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) MAvg |
| ACNLH03 | CAL WTW JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) Cumulative MAvg |
| ACNLI03 | CAL DES JKTC Differential (ex-Australia) Cumulative MAvg |
| ACNLL00 | CAL WTW Australia-JKTC (Removals Credits) |
| ACNLL03 | CAL WTW Australia-JKTC (Removals Credits) MAvg |
| ACNLM00 | CAL WTW Australia-JKTC (Removals Credits) Cumulative MAvg |
These assessments appear in LNG Daily, and in the fixed pages LNG3000 and LNG3001.
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