06 Aug 2020 | 16:35 UTC — New York

Platts proposes to discontinue USAC conventional barges, Laurel RBOB, CBOB cargo, Boston cargo assessments

S&P Global Platts proposes to discontinue several US Atlantic Coast gasoline assessments – New York Harbor conventional unleaded barges; Laurel RBOB; NYH unleaded 89, NYH unleaded 93, NYH CBOB and NYH Premium RBOB cargoes; as well as Boston RBOB cargo and its premium grade counterparts – effective January 4, 2021.

Platts is proposing this due to a decline in physical flows in these markets for various reasons. Spot liquidity in finished grade gasoline in the NYH region has declined over the years, with the market primarily focused on the import and trade of gasoline components, which are then typically blended domestically into finished regular and premium gasoline grades, Platts understands.

There have also been limited imports of CBOB cargoes into the NYH region, with such cargoes primarily coming into the US via the Southeast region. In Boston, RBOB cargo trade has shifted to term contracts, Platts understands, while the Laurel Pipeline has stopped shipping RBOB in 2019.

The affected assessments are as follows:

ASSESSMENT
SYMBOL
New York barge Unleaded 87
AAMIT00
New York barge Unleaded 89
AAMHJ00
New York barge Unleaded 93
AAMHM00
Laurel pipeline RBOB
AASSM00
Laurel pipeline Premium RBOB
AASSN00
New York cargo CBOB
AAWBK00
New York cargo Premium CBOB
AAWLD00
New York cargo ex-duty CBOB
AASAD00
New York cargo ex-duty Premium CBOB
AASAE00
New York cargo duty+/RINS CBOB
AASAK00
New York cargo duty+/RINS Premium CBOB
AASAL00
New York cargo Prem RBOB
AAVKT00
New York cargo ex-duty Prem RBOB
AASAG00
New York cargo duty+RINS Prem RBOB
AASAN00
New York cargo Unl 89
AAMIW00
New York cargo Unl 93
AAMIZ00
New York cargo ex-duty Unl 89
AASAB00
New York cargo ex-duty Unl 93
AASAC00
New York cargo duty+/RINS PUnl 89
AASAI00
New York cargo duty+/RINS PUnl 93
AASAJ00
Boston cargo RBOB
AAVPV00

These assessments have corresponding supplemental assessments during seasonal RVP shifts that would be included in the proposed discontinuation.

ASSESSMENT
SYMBOL
New York barge Unleaded 87 supplemental
AAOYI00
New York barge Unleaded 89 supplemental
AAOYJ00
New York barge Unleaded 93 supplemental
AAOYK00
Laurel pipeline RBOB supplemental
AASSQ00
Laurel pipeline Premium RBOB supplemental
AASSR00
New York cargo CBOB supplemental
AAXFU00
New York cargo Premium CBOB supplemental
AAXFV00
New York cargo ex-duty CBOB supplemental
AASNH00
New York cargo ex-duty Premium CBOB supplemental
AASNI00
New York cargo duty+/RINS CBOB supplemental
AASNHDR
New York cargo duty+/RINS Premium CBOB supplemental
AASNIDR
New York cargo Premium RBOB supplemental
AAXFZ00
New York cargo ex-duty RBOB supplemental
AASNK00
New York cargo duty+/RINS Premium RBOB supplemental
AASNKDR
Boston cargo RBOB supplemental
AAXGA00
New York cargo Unl 89 supplemental
AAOYG00
New York cargo Unl 93 supplemental
AAOYH00
New York cargo ex-duty Unl 89 supplemental
AASNF00
New York cargo ex-duty Unl 93 supplemental
AASNG00
New York cargo duty+/RINS PUnl 89 supplemental
AASNFDR
New York cargo duty+/RINS PUnl 93 supplemental
AASNGDR

These assessments appear on Platts Global Alert pages 310 and 312, in Platts US Marketscan and Platts Oilgram Price Report, and in the Platts price databased under the codes above.

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