Platts' one-year review of Americas activity

Platts has published a paper reviewing the trends in Americas oil market activity -- physical and futures -- following the alignment of all price inputs in its assessment processes to 3:15 pm Eastern Time on June 1, 2009.

In the year following implementation, Platts has observed a significant increase in both physical and futures activity at 3:15 pm ET and an increase in participation in its Americas oil assessment processes. To view the paper, please visit the following link:

http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/MarketIssues/ 315trends070210.pdf or http://bit.ly/315trends Please contact Esa Ramasamy, +1 713 658 3292, esa_ramasamy@platts.com, with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com for any questions or comments.