Proposed removal of Las Vegas RBOB assessment

Platts is seeking industry feedback on a proposal to terminate its assessment of Las Vegas RBOB winter grade gasoline, pending a final decision from the US Environmental Protection Agency on Las Vegas' air quality.

This is a winter assessment that is published between October and March on PGA page 22 and in Oilgram Price Report, US Marketscan and Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf Marketscan. The product code is AADDR00.

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has indicated that it will no longer ship Las Vegas RBOB, and will instead ship an 84-octane conventional gasoline year-round, depending on the EPA's final ruling, which is expected sometime in September.

Platts intends to create a new product assessment October 1, 2010, to reflect the proposed change.

Please send all questions and comments to Ashley Johnson at ashley_johnson@platts.com, with a CC to pricegroup@platts.com.