Platts publishes alignment market analysis paper

Platts has published a market analysis paper reviewing the trends in futures volume and physical activity following its alignment of price inputs -- differentials, futures, and fixed price -- at 3:15 pm Eastern Time in the Americas oil assessment processes.

To view the paper, please visit the following link: http://www.platts.com/Oil/Resources/Market%20Issues/315trends.pdf?S=n.

To view the data behind the futures volume analysis, please visit this link: http://www.platts.com/Oil/Resources/Market%20Issues/315trends.xls?S=n.

For additional information, please contact Suzanne Evans, suzanne_evans@platts.com, with a cc to Esa Ramasamy, esa_ramasamy@platts.com.