Platts publishes updated US alignment paper

Platts has published an update to its 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.

The updated version reviews physical and futures volume trends for May and June.

To view the paper, please visit the following link: http://www.platts.com/Oil/Resources/Market%20Issues/315trends0709.pdf?S=n.

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

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