Platts to begin publishing WTI CMA on July 1

After a period of industry feedback, Platts will begin publishing the calendar month average of NYMEX light sweet crude beginning on July 1, 2011.

This CMA is currently used as the basis for Platts Canadian pipeline crude, Bakken Blend crude and Alaska North Slope crude assessments.

This calculation will be labeled WTI CMA (1st month).

On July 1, Platts will assess August injection crudes using the August WTI CMA. The CMA will appear on pages 401 and 171, and will appear in the Crude Oil Marketwire, Oilgram Price Report and North American Marketwire.

For questions or comments, please contact americas_crude@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.