03 Aug 2009 | 08:55 UTC — New York

NWE, Med gasoline to reflect winter grades

Effective September 7, Platts will start reflecting winter grade gasoline on a pro-rated basis in the Northwest Europe and Mediterranean cargo assessments, with winter grade having an increasing weighting in the assessment towards September 21.

Summer grade will continue to be taken into account until September 21 after which only winter grade will be reflected.

Effective September 16, Platts will start reflecting winter grade gasoline on a pro-rated basis in the ARA barge market, with winter grade becoming more representative of the assessment towards September 25.

A spreadsheet detailing the switch to winter grade gasoline is available upon request.

Please forward any comments to europe_products@platts.com.