Crude Oil

December 13, 2024

Platts begins publishing additional units for existing crude carbon intensity calculations

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has begun publishing crude carbon intensity values in gCO2e/MJ (LHV basis) for its existing crude grades, effective Dec. 13, 2024.

This data is produced by the Commodity Insightsanalytics team.

These crude carbon intensity values will now include the additional units of gCO2e/MJ for all crude grades already published by Commodity Insights in kgCO2e/barrel. Reporting in both gCO2e/MJ and kgCO2e/barrel provides the information required to fully analyze the crude grades.

The new units are available for the following grades:

Description Symbol
Al-Shaheen Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINK41
Arab Light Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINN41
Das Blend Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINM41
Dubai Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINI41
Murban Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINP41
Oman Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINJ41
Upper Zakum Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINL41
Brent Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ BXREC41
Ekofisk Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ EXKOC41
Forties Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ FXORC41
Oseberg Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ OXSEC41
Saharan Blend Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AGINO41
Troll Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ TXROC41
Alaskan North Slope Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRH41
Bakken Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRJ41
Canadon Seco Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLU41
Castilla Blend Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLH41
Cuban Heavy Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMB41
Eagle Ford Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRI41
Escalante Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLV41
Galeota Mix Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMK41
Istmo Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMI41
Jubarte Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLW41
Liza Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGME41
Maya Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMJ41
Medanito Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLT41
Merey 16 Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGML41
Mixed Sweet Blend Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRN41
Napo Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMD41
Olmeca Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMH41
Oriente Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMC41
Payara Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMF41
Roncador Heavy Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLX41
Rubiales Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLZ41
Tupi Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLI41
Unity Gold Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGMG41
Vasconia Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGLY41
WTI Midland Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ WXTIC41
West Texas Intermediate (Cushing) Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRL41
West Texas Intermediate (MEH) Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRK41
Wyoming Sweet Grade Marginal Carbon Intensity Mthly gCO2e/MJ AMGRM41

These additional values do not impact the existing crude grade carbon intensity premiums already published by Platts, which use carbon intensity values in kgCO2e/barrel.

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