Platts proposes discontinuation of some US feedstock assessments

S&P Global Platts proposes to discontinue its US Gulf Coast high-sulfur straight run fuel oil, USGC and US Atlantic Coast 1% sulfur VGO barge assessments, as well as the low- and high-sulfur VGO US West Coast assessments, effective Feb. 1, 2021, due to limited observed spot market activity.

As part of this project, Platts also proposes to discontinue related differential assessments.

Platts will continue to assess low- and high-sulfur vacuum gasoil and low-sulfur straight run fuel oil on the US Gulf Coast and the US Atlantic Coast.

The proposed discontinuation will affect the following:

ASSESSMENT CODE

Straight Run High Sulfur Fuel Oil USGC AALGO00

Straight Run HS Dlvd USGC vs WTI Mo01 AALGC00

Straight Run HS Dlvd USGC vs WTI Mo02 AALGE00

VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge AAZMW00

VGO 1.0%S USGC vs WTI AAWLU00

VGO 1.0%S CIF USGC vs 70-30 midpoint PKAAQ00

VGO 1.0%S CIF USAC vs 70-30 midpoint PKAAR00

VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge AUVGB00

VGO 0.5%S USWC Dlvd Waterborne vs 70-30 midpoint AAJMX00

VGO 0.5%S Sulfur CIF USWC Barge AUVGD00

VGO 2.0%S USWC Dlvd Waterborne vs 70-30 midpoint AAJNA00

VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USWC Barge AUVGE00

These assessments currently appear in the Platts North American Crude and Product scan; on Platts Feedstocks Add-on pages 764, 752 and 765; and the Platts price database under the codes above.

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