SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts opens review of Latin American, Caribbean oil assessments

Platts is reviewing its suite of refined product assessments in Latin America and the Caribbean, and invites feedback from all interested parties.

The goal of the review is to determine how Platts' existing assessments should be updated to reflect recent changes in refined product international trade flows in the Americas. Structural changes to refining across South America, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as the US and Mexico, have dramatically changed the way products are supplied and traded throughout Latin America.

In South America, Platts assesses various grades of fuel oil in several countries; gasoline and gasoil in Argentina; and naphtha in Peru and Ecuador. Assessments can be found on page 164 as well as pages 370, 470 and 570. In the Caribbean, Platts assesses naphtha, jet kero, gasoil and fuel oil. Assessments can be found on page 162 as well as pages 360, 460 and 560.

For more details of the assessments, please see the Americas refined product methodology guide at: http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/MethodologyReferences/MethodologySpec s/Americas-refined-oil-products-methodology.pdf

Platts periodically reviews its assessments to ensure they are representative of market activity. Such reviews may lead to changes to the existing specifications of an assessment, or potentially more substantial changes in the form of new or different assessments, though any changes would be subject to further industry consultation ahead of any final decision.

Please send any feedback by August 31, 2015, to americas_products@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.

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.