Platts to assess Laurel pipeline CBOB, Premium CBOB

Platts will begin assessing CBOB and Premium-CBOB assessments shipped on the US' Laurel pipeline beginning September 13, 2010.

The CBOB assessment will have a minimum of 84 octane rating, while Premium-CBOB assessment will have a minimum octane rating of 91.

The 350-mile Laurel pipeline moves refined oil products throughout Pennsylvania, shipping oil westward from four refineries and a connection point in Philadelphia to the Colonial pipeline system to terminals in Reading, Harrisburg, Altoona/Johnstown and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Please send comments by August 13, 2010, to Alison Ciaccio at alison_ciacco@platts.com, Esa Ramasamy at esa_ramasamy@platts.com, and a cc to pricegroup@platts.com.