SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts launches extension to forward curve assessments Dec 3, 2012

Effective December 3, Platts is expanding its forward curve assessments for US refined products. Platts announced plans to expand its forward curve coverage on July 27, 2012. The expansion involves the addition of eight calendar months to the existing curves for US Gulf Coast unleaded gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, ULSD, Atlantic Coast jet fuel, West Coast jet fuel, and West Coast CARBOB. An additional eight calendar months will also be added to the existing curves for US Gulf Coast 3% sulfur residual fuel oil and Atlantic Coast 1% sulfur fuel oil. Platts is also extending NYMEX RBOB and heating oil frontline swaps to 36 calendar months, and the NYMEX WTI frontline swaps to 36 calendar months. Additionally, Platts is launching new forward curve assessments for Dubai and Brent frontline swaps at the Americas Market on Close of 3:15 pm Eastern Time. The Brent Frontline and Dubai swap curves consist of 36 calendar months.

The list of products and pages can be found below:

Old New Page Page Page Description -------------------------------- PPU600 PPU600 Platts Americas PFC Page Index PPA2600 PGA601 Platts Asia Swaps Index PPU600 PGA603 Platts Americas PFC Page Index PPU673 PPU610 WTI Frontline Swaps PPU672 PPU614 WTI-Brent Houston Swaps ------ PPU620 Brent Frontline Houston Swaps ------ PPU624 Dubai Frontline Houston Swaps PPU681 PPU630 Propane US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU690 PPU640 RBOB Frontline Swaps PPU680 PPU642 Gasoline US Gulf Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU680 PPU643 Gasoline US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU686 PPU644 Gasoline US West Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU686 PPU645 Gasoline US West Coast Swaps PPU689 PPU650 Heating Oil Frontline Swaps PPU683 PPU652 Jet US Atlantic Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU683 PPU653 Jet US Atlantic Coast Swaps PPU684 PPU654 Jet US Gulf Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU684 PPU655 Jet US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU685 PPU656 Jet US West Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU685 PPU657 Jet US West Coast Swaps PPU688 PPU660 ULSD US Gulf Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU688 PPU661 ULSD US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU687 PPU670 Heating Oil US Gulf Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU687 PPU671 Heating Oil US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU692 PPU680 Fuel Oil 3.0% US Gulf Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU692 PPU681 Fuel Oil 3.0% US Gulf Coast Swaps PPU693 PPU684 Fuel Oil 1% US Atlantic Coast Swaps and Crack Swaps PPU693 PPU685 Fuel Oil 1% US Atlantic Coast Swaps PPU693 PPU689 Fuel Oil HiLo Swaps PPU694 PPU698 US Crude Swap Commentary PPU695 PPU699 US Product Swap Commentary