Crude Oil

October 01, 2025

Platts Quality Premiums for November-loading North Sea crude cargoes

Effective Oct. 1, the North Sea quality premiums for November-loading North Sea crude oil cargoes will be as follows:

Crude gradeQuality premium
Oseberg1.0154
Ekofisk0.8382
Troll1.1320

Quality premiums are available on Platts Global Alert pages 1210 and 1212 and in the Platts Pricing Database under the following codes:

GradeCurrent monthMonth ahead
OsebergAAXDW00AAXDX00
EkofiskAAXDY00AAXDZ00
TrollATFNB00ATFNA00

The quality premiums are published to four decimal places and at 60% of the net price differences between Ekofisk, Oseberg, Troll and the most competitive grade of crude among Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll and WTI Midland during the month prior to the announcement.

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, announces quality premiums on the first publishing day of each month, a month prior to the escalators coming into effect.

Please send any comments and queries to europe_crude@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.