SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to maintain European VGO barge assessments

Following a proposal suggesting the discontinuation of its FOB Rotterdam VGO barge assessments published on June 2, S&P Global Platts has decided to retain its current suite of assessments for this market.

The proposal note can be found at this location: www.platts.com/subscriber-notes-details/21916709. In addition to continued liquidity seen in the FOB Rotterdam VGO barge market following the subscriber note, Platts also received strong market feedback in favor of maintaining these assessments.

Platts currently publishes two assessments of FOB Rotterdam VGO barges: an HSVGO assessment of 2% max sulfur and a LSVGO assessment of 0.5-0.6% max sulfur.

Please send any feedback to europe_products@spglobal.com, CC'ing pricegroup@spglobal.com. For written comments, 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.