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Crude Oil Methodology

Published May, 2023

The crude oil guides contain the primary specifications and methodologies for Platts crude oil cargo and pipeline assessments throughout the world. The various components are designed to give S&P Global Commodity Insights subscribers as much information as possible about a wide range of methodology and specification issues.
Published
Americas (PDF)May 2023
Asia Pacific and Middle East (PDF)February 2023
Europe and Africa (PDF)March 2023

Supporting Materials

North Sea Sulfur De-escalator
May, 2023
PDF
FAQ: Global Crude Oil OSPs
May, 2023
PDF
Dated Brent Month-Ahead Calendar
May, 2023
PDF
FAQ: Platts WTI Midland’s inclusion into the Brent complex
April, 2023
PDF
US gasoline RVP calendar
March, 2023
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Specifications Guide: Asia Pacific and Middle East Crude Oil
January, 2022
PDF
Methodology and Specifications Guide: Platts Analytics Global Crude Refinery Values and Netbacks
July, 2021
PDF
Specifications Guide: Europe and Africa Crude Oil
February, 2022
PDF
FAQ: Dubai/Oman benchmarks
February, 2021
PDF
Methodology and Specifications Guide: Global Crude Refinery Values and Netbacks
January, 2021
PDF
FAQ: Platts American GulfCoast Select
August, 2020
PDF
FAQ: Dated Brent vs other ‘Brents’
May, 2020
PDF
Platts Bunker Charges explained
February, 2020
PDF
Market Parity Price (MPP) FAQ
November, 2019
PDF
FAQ: 10-day RFA for the cross-UKC 80kt Aframax assessment
October, 2019
PDF
FAQ: eWindow Implied Trading Feature
September, 2019
PDF
Specifications Guide: Americas Crude Oil
May, 2020
PDF
FAQ: Dated Brent CIF Rotterdam Assessment
February, 2019
PDF
FAQ: Platts West African Crude Oil MOC
September, 2018
PDF
FAQ: Platts US Gulf Coast crude delivered Europe
September, 2018
PDF
FAQ: US Gulf Coast Export Crudes
September, 2018
PDF
FAQ: Dated Brent CIF Rotterdam MOC
August, 2017
PDF
FAQ: USGC Loop Sour Crude
March, 2017
PDF
FAQ: West African Crude
August, 2015
PDF
FAQ: Bakken Crude Assessment
June, 2014
PDF
FAQ: Azeri Light FOB Crude Assessments
January, 2014
PDF