SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts begins publishing LPG assessments as percentages of naphtha

London (Platts)--9Jul2018/949 am EDT/1349 GMT

S&P Global Platts has begun publishing its daily suite of European LPG assessments as percentages of physical naphtha equivalents effective July 9, 2018.

The following assessments are calculated as physical percentage equivalents versus Naphtha Cargoes CIF NWE which appears under the assessment code PAAAL00, on Platts Global Alert page 1386, and in the Platts LPGaswire and European Marketscan.

The new assessments appear alongside the current flat price assessments on Platts Global Alert page 1775 and in the Platts LPGaswire.

The new assessment codes appear as follows:

Propane NWE FOB NWE Seagoing PMABBPT FOB ARA PMAASPT FCA ARA PMABHPT CIF NWE Large Cargo PMABAPT

Butane NWE FOB NWE Seagoing PMAALPT FOB ARA PMAACPT FCA ARA PMABIPT CIF 1-3k mt PMAAJPT CIF NWE Large Cargo PMAAKPT

Propane Western Med FOB Ex-Ref* PMABCPT FCA Ex-Ref* PMABJPT CIF 7000+ mt PMABEPT

Butane Western Med FOB West Med Coaster PMAAMPT

Alongside the launch of new LPG assessments, the nomenclature of the naphtha assessments published on page two of the Platts LPGaswire has changed to Naphtha Cargoes CIF NWE and Naphtha Cargoes CIF Med.

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