SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Early Americas MOC close December 31 and January 2

Due to upcoming public holidays, the Platts Market On Close assessment process for Americas crude and refined products markets will reflect an earlier close of 12:30 pm CST (1:30 pm EST, 1830 GMT) on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, and Friday, January 2, 2015.

The deadline for submission of bids and offers for the MOC process is as follows: barges and pipeline markets -- 12:00 pm CST, cargo markets -- 11:45 am CST, and swaps -- 12:15 pm CST.

Platts will not publish any Americas crude oil or refined products price assessments on Thursday, January 1, 2015.

Please send any comments or questions to americas_products@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.