SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Early European MOC close on December 23 and 30

Due to upcoming public holidays in the UK, the Platts Market on Close assessment process will reflect an earlier close of 12:30 London time, not the usual 16:30, on December 23 and December 30, 2016.

All European and African oil and oil product assessments that day will be time-stamped to 12:30 London time. Platts Russian domestic assessments will be time-stamped to 12:30 Moscow time.

All Market on Close assessment process time cut-off guidelines for physical and derivative oil and oil product markets will be moved forward by four hours. Platts will not publish any of its usual oil assessments from London on December 26 and December 27, 2016, and January 2, 2017.

For a full list of publications and services affected by the Christmas holiday, please see the Platts holiday calendar at www.platts.com/holiday Please send any comments or questions to europe_products@spglobal.com with a CC to pricegroup@spglobal.com.