Platts extends feedback period of inclusion of Eagle Ford Terminals Corpus Christi into Brent complex assessment process

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has extended to Oct. 14 the feedback period for a proposal to include Eagle Ford Terminals Corpus Christi as a loading terminal for WTI Midland crude oil into its Dated Brent and Cash BFOE Market on Close assessment process from June 2023.

The initial feedback period ended Sept. 30.

Platts' 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 specification loaded from Eagle Ford Terminals Corpus Christi for inclusion into the Dated Brent/Cash BFOE assessment process.

The terminal, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, is partially owned by Plains Marketing L.P. and Enterprise Products Operating LLC. It handles only crude oil. The terminal has two docks, including one that can fit up to a Suezmax size vessel and 1.260 million barrels of storage capacity.

Please send all feedback to PriceGroup@spglobal.com and Europe_Crude@spglobal.com by Oct. 14, 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.