Subscriber note: Platts adds new commentary pages for global oil assessments

As part of its continued commitment to market transparency, Platts will begin publishing assessment rationales for certain key benchmark assessments. These rationales complement existing market analysis and commentaries by providing specific details regarding how Platts editors arrived at these published assessments. The new rationales will appear in key Platts oil publications and on new pages on Platts Global Alert. A complete table showing new pages, along with assessments covered, follows below. Platts will start introducing these pages from August 1, 2013, in Asia and the US. Platts expects to launch European pages on August 5. Please send comments and feedback to PGA@platts.com

REGION NEW PAGE ASSESSMENT GROUP AFFECTED MARKET DATA SYMBOLS

ASIA/ME 2295 Middle East crude PCAAT00, PCABS00 ASIA/ME 2292 ESPO Crude AASEU00 ASIA/ME 2388 Asia naphtha PAAAD00, PAAAP00 ASIA/ME 1392 Singapore gasoline PGAEY00, PGAEZ00, PGAMS00 ASIA/ME 2494 Singapore jet fuel PJABF00 ASIA/ME 2490 Singapore gasoil AAFEX00, AAOVC00, POABC00 ASIA/ME 2593 Singapore fuel oil PUAXS00, PUADV00, PPXDK00 ASIA/ME 2951 Asia clean tankers TCAAI00, TCABP00 US 384 USGC gasoline PGACT00, PGAAB00, AARQU00, AASOB00 US 381 USAC gasoline AAMGV00 US 388 Midwest gasoline PGACR00, PGACS00, PGABD00 US 484 USGC jet fuel PJABO00 US 192 USAC jet fuel PJAAW00 US 489 USWC jet fuel PJAAP00 US 456 USGC ULSD AATGY00 US 477 USAC ULSD AATGX00 US 463 Midwest ULSD AATHA00, AATHB00 US 453 USGC heating oil POAED00 US 443 USAC heating oil POAEG00 US 590 USGC fuel oil PUAFZ00 US 593 USAC fuel oil PUAAO00, PUAAE00, PUAAH00, PUAAU00, PUAAX00 US 377 3:15 gasoline futures NYRBM02, NYRBM01 US 447 3:15 HO futures NYHOM01, NYHOM02 EUROPE 1297 North Sea crude oil PCAAS00, PCAKA00, PCAKC00, PCAKE00, PCAKG00, AAGLU00, AAGLV00, AALCZ00, AALDA00, PCAAP00, PCAAQ00, PCAAR00 EUROPE 1287 Urals crude oil PCACE00, PCAFW00, AARWD00, AALDF00 EUROPE 1383 Gasoline barges PGABM00 EUROPE 1389 Gasoline cargos AAXFQ00, AAWZB00, AAWZA00 EUROPE 1386 Naphtha cargoes PAAAL00 EUROPE 1492 Jet cargos AAIDL00, PJAAU00 EUROPE 1478 Diesel barges AAJUS00 EUROPE 1467 Diesel cargos (NWE) AAVBH00, AAWZC00, AAVBG00 EUROPE 1456 Diesel cargos (MED) AAWYZ00 EUROPE 1427 Gasoil barges AAYWT00 EUROPE 1408 50ppm gasoil barges AAUQC00 EUROPE 1443 Gasoil cargos (NWE) AAYWR00, AAYWS00 EUROPE 1392 Gasoil cargos (MED) AAVJI00, AAVJJ00 EUROPE 1592 Fuel oil barges PUAAP00, PUABC00 EUROPE 1588 Fuel oil cargos (NWE) PUAAM00, PUAAL00 EUROPE 1580 Fuel oil cargos (MED) PUAAJ00, PUAAK00, PUAAY00, PUAAZ00 EUROPE 1584 Straight run fuel oil PKABA00