SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to revise DES West India assessment on Jun 16

Following industry feedback, S&P Global Platts will introduce new LNG price assessments for DES West India on June 16, 2017.

Platts currently publishes a single front-month DES West India assessment matching the JKM marker front month delivery period, with the DES West India (AARXS00) rolling to a new month on the 16th of the month.

Platts will introduce a total of five half-month assessments for DES West India.

Four of the half-months will match the delivery periods of Platts JKM assessments, with the fifth half-month introduced immediately preceding the first half-month. The current monthly assessment for DES West India (AARXS00) will be based on the average of the two half-months that match the full month of assessment. The DES West India (AARXS00) assessment month will continue to match the JKM delivery month period. For example, from February 16-28, the JKM half-months assessed are H2 March, H1 April, H2 April and H1 May. Under the proposed DES West India assessment, the DES West India half-months assessed will be H1 March, H2 March, H1 April, H2 April and H1 May. The monthly assessment for DES West India (AARXS00) will be for April.

Platts continues to invite any comments or feedback to LNGeditorialteam@spglobal.com and copied to pricemethodology@spglobal.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.