SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to discontinue FOB Okinawa, C+F Japan gasoil assessments

S&P Global Platts will discontinue the publication of the FOB Okinawa and C+F Japan gasoil assessments with effect from October 1, 2018.

The discontinuation was first proposed on February 15 and can be viewed at https://www.platts.com/subscriber-notes-details/27915839. The discontinuation reflects a lack of spot market activity and changing patterns in trading underlying these physical assessments. As a result, there has been an absence of physical spot trades concluded on an FOB Okinawa and C+F Japan basis.

The daily FOB Okinawa and C+F Japan gasoil assessments can be found on PGA 2006, 2404, 2405, 2430 and 2431, and in the Platts Asia Pacific/Arab Gulf Marketscan.

The codes for the assessments impacted by the discontinuation are as follows:

Code Assessment POAIW00 FOB Okinawa (Daily) POAIX03 FOB Okinawa (Monthly) POAIY00 FOB Okinawa premium/discount (Daily) POAIZ03 FOB Okinawa premium/discount (Monthly) POABF00 C+F Japan (Daily) POABF03 C+F Japan (Monthly) Separately, Platts has launched an FOB Japan gasoil assessment with effect from May 7, 2018. (https://www.platts.com/subscriber-notes-details/27975389)

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