Subscriber note: Platts confirms launch of new crude yields, netbacks, margins

Platts confirms that it plans to launch a series of new daily crude yields, netbacks and margins with effect from September 2, 2013. The new data will reflect Bakken cracking US Midcontinent, Bakken cracking US Gulf Coast, Bakken cracking US Atlantic Coast, Eagle Ford cracking US Gulf Coast, Western Canadian Select coking US Gulf Coast. Platts will additionally add yields, netbacks and margins for Bakken cracking US West Coast. Platts will launch the new data in collaboration with Turner, Mason & Co, who create the yield formulas underpinning all Platts published yields. The daily yields, netbacks and margins will be published on Platts Global Alert (pages 810, 820, 830, 832), in the Crude Oil Marketwire, and in Platts Market Data. Platts will additionally launch weekly average Bakken, Eagle Ford and WCS yields and netbacks effective September 10, 2013. Those weekly averages will be published in the Feeder Crude Tables on Platts Global Alert, in the Oilgram Price Report, and in the database. Please send any further comments, questions or feedback to europe_crude@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received, and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.