Platts seeks feedback on inclusion of Enterprise Houston Ship Channel Terminal into Dated Brent assessment process

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposes including Enterprise Houston Ship Channel Terminal as a loading terminal for WTI Midland crude oil into its Dated Brent and Cash BFOE Market on Close assessment process from June 2023.

Platts' recent decision to include WTI Midland into the Brent complex, and clarification of the review process by which loading terminals are included in the assessment process, can be found here.

Upon successful review and meeting Platts criteria, sellers would be able to nominate WTI Midland meeting Platts specifications loaded from Enterprise Houston Ship Channel Terminal for inclusion into the Dated Brent/Cash BFOE assessment process.

The terminal, located in Houston, Texas, is wholly owned by Enterprise Houston Ship Channel, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Operating LLC. It handles crude oil and refined products. The terminal has eight docks that can fit up to a Suezmax size vessel, seven of which load crude oil. The terminal also has 23.6 million barrels of storage capacity for crude oil.

Please send all feedback to PriceGroup@spglobal.com and Europe_Crude@spglobal.com by Oct. 31, 2022. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make those not marked as confidential available upon request.