SUBSCRIBER NOTE: European barge MOC dates for Christmas, New Year 2018

Effective December 19-21, and in line with the published holiday schedule, S&P Global Platts will reflect refined product barges that load 8-15 days forward, not the usual 5-15 days forward in its European assessments.

The full details for each day can be seen below:

On December 19, MOC dates will be December 27 to January 3 (Front-end dates: December 27 - December 31, Midwindow dates: December 29 - January 2, Back-end dates: December 30 - January 3)

On December 20, MOC dates will be December 28 to January 4 (FE dates: December 28 - January 1, MW dates: December 30 - January 3, BE dates: December 31 - January 4)

On December 21, MOC dates will be December 29 - January 5 (FE dates: December 29 - January 2, MW dates: December 31 - January 4, BE dates: January 1-5)

In addition, effective December 27-28, S&P Global Platts will reflect refined product barges that load 7-15 days forward, not the usual 5-15 days forward in its European assessments.

On December 27, MOC dates will be January 3-11 (FE dates: January 3-7, MW dates: January 5-9, BE dates: January 7-11)

On December 28, MOC dates will be January 412 (FE dates: January 4-8, MW dates: January 6-10, BE dates: January 8-12)

On Friday, December 21 and Friday, December 28, all European oil assessments will be basis 12:30 pm London time, with all cut-offs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please send any comments or questions to europe_products@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.