Subscriber note: Platts to end Portland, Seattle finished gasoline assessments

Platts is proposing to end its finished regular and premium gasoline assessments for Portland and Seattle, starting March 1, 2014. This follows Platts' August 23 proposal to change specifications for its Portland and Seattle gasoline assessments. Following feedback to that notice, Platts plans instead to launch new assessments for regular and premium grade suboctane gasoline. These new assessments would be published with the finished gasoline assessments for a period of time, before the finished gasoline assessments are discontinued. The assessments to be discontinued are for premium (91 octane) and regular (87 octane) gasoline assessments in Portland and Seattle. The new assessments will reflect 84 octane, conventional suboctane gasoline and 90 octane, premium suboctane gasoline. These specifications reflect current standards for on the Olympic Pipeline system. Platts' Portland gasoline assessments are published on Platts Global Alert page 350, and in the Platts assessment database under code PGADD00 for 87 octane and PGABL00 for 91 octane. Platts' Seattle gasoline assessments are currently published on PGA page 350, and in the Platts assessment database under code PGADF00 for 87 octane and PGABN00 for 91 octane. Please send further questions or comments by November 29 to americas_products@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts or public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available to the public upon request.