Worldscale flat rates for crude FOB Med/NWE effective January 4

Platts will use the following worldscale flat rates per mt for its crude oil FOB Mediterranean and North West Europe spot assessments starting January 4, 2010.

Rates from Augusta to:

Novorossiisk CPC terminal $6.11; Novorossiisk $7.33; Supsa $6.43; Batumi $7.73; Es Sider $3.67; Skikda $4.88; Ceyhan $6.10; Banias $5.11; Tartous $5.13; Sidi Kerir $4.31.

Rotterdam to Primorsk $6.71. Rotterdam to Baltics ports (basket of Butinge $5.98; Ventspils $6.05 and Tallin $7.00) $6.34. Rotterdam port charge used will be $0.16/b.

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