SUBSCRIBER NOTE: No Platts Asia/Middle East oil assessments on Dec 26

Following extensive feedback, Platts confirms that it will amend its publication schedule for Friday, December 26, 2014 and not publish any oil or tanker assessments from its offices in Asia on this day in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Platts had proposed waiting for feedback until December 3 prior to publishing a decision on this proposal. However, in response to widespread feedback favoring a decision before the start of the new trading month, Platts is publishing its decision before the start of December.

Platts will not publish assessments from Singapore, Tokyo, or China on this day. As a result, Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf Marketscan will not be published on that day, there will be no Asia region crude assessments in Crude Oil Marketwire, no Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf bunker assessments in Bunkerwire, no Asian or AG assessments in LPGaswire and no tanker assessments originating in ports East of Suez Canal in Clean and Dirty Tankerwires.

Platts will maintain its current publication schedule for Wednesday, December 24, 2014; Wednesday, December 31, 2014 and Friday, January 2, 2015, on which days its assessment processes will close early.

All assessments and Market on Close processes will be basis 12:30 pm Singapore time (0430 GMT) on those days.

Please submit any comments in favor of or against a change in the oil publication schedule for December 26 to oilgroup@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.

For full details of Platts publishing schedule and services affected, refer to http://www.platts.com/holiday