SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to discontinue Imperial crude postings, Par Crude average

Please note that Imperial Oil has stopped providing posted prices for Canada's Edmonton light sweet (Par), Cromer light sour (LSB), Hardisty Bow River and Hardisty mixed sour (MSO), with effect from May 1, 2014.

As a result, Platts will stop publishing these postings with immediate effect. Platts published Imperial Oil postings on Platts Global Alert page 252, in the Oilgram Price Report, the Crude Oil Marketwire, and the North American Crude and Products Scan. Platts published Imperial postings in Market Data under the following codes: Edmonton light sweet (PSAST09), Cromer light sour (PSATY00), Hardisty Bow River (PSAUB00) and Hardisty mixed sour (PSAUG00).

Platts is also discontinuing its Canada Crude Postings Average for Par Crude since Imperial has published its final April prices, as the current Par Crude average is based solely on Imperial's posted price. The Par Crude average was published on PGA page 253, in the Oilgram Price Report, the Crude Oil Marketwire, and the North American Crude and Products Scan. The Par Crude average was published in Market Data under the codes PCAEZ00 and PCAEJ00.

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