Crude Oil
May 19, 2025
Platts launches daily US, Canadian crude rationales
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched daily rationales for some of its US and Canadian crude assessments, effective May 19.
Details of the assessments in the rationale are as follows:
| Assessment | Symbol | UOM |
| WTI Midland vs. ICE HOU | WMVIH00 | $/barrel |
| Pacific Cold Lake vs. ICE Brent Futures | ATMXB00 | $/barrel |
| Pacific Dilbit vs. ICE Brent Futures | ATMXF00 | $/barrel |
The rationales reflect assessments with the latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment process at 1:30 pm Central time daily and follow the US and Canadian publishing calendars. The rationales are published daily on Crude Oil Marketwire, Platts Global Alert (pages 11, 12, 13, and 14) and Platts Crude Oil Alert (pages 11, 12, 13, and 14).
Please send all comments, feedback, and questions to Americas_crude@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.
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