SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to launch Das Blend yields, netbacks, margins Sep 1

Platts will launch Singapore cracking and visbreaking yields, netbacks and margins for Das Blend effective September 1, 2014. Das Blend yields, netbacks and margins will replace the Lower Zakum and Umm Shaif yields, netbacks and margins, which are being discontinued at the same time.

Both Umm Shaif and Lower Zakum will have been blended together by Abu Dhabi National Oil Corp. to form the new Das Blend crude. Platts started assessing Das Blend spot crude May 2, 2014.

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