Crude Oil

February 09, 2024

Platts clarifies Marlim crude price discontinuation

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, would like to clarify the symbols affected by the previously-announced discontinuation of price assessments for Brazil's Marlim crude, effective March 1, 2024.

This discontinuation was proposed Dec. 6, 2023, and the decision was announced on Jan. 22, 2024.

The discontinuation will affect the following codes:

Assessment Daily Monthly Average
Marlim AAITF00 AAITG00
Diff to Dated Brent Strip AAXBJ00 AAXBJ03
Diff to Brent Strip AAXBY00 AAXBY03
Diff to WTI Strip AAITL00 AAITM00

These symbols will be also be discontinued:

Assessment Daily Weekly Average Monthly Average
Marlim USGC Cracking Netback Margin MLGCM00 MLGCM04 MLGCM03
Marlim USGC Cracking Netback MLGCN00 MLGCN04 MLGCN03
Marlim USGC Cracking Yield MLGCY00 MLGCY04 MLGCY03
Marlim USGC Coking Netback Margin MLGOM00 MLGOM04 MLGOM03
Marlim USGC Coking Netback MLGON00 MLGON04 MLGON03
Marlim USGC Coking Yield MLGOY00 MLGOY04 MLGOY03
Marlim USGC Freight TDDGK00 TDDGK04 TDDGK03

The prices appear on Platts Global Alert page 280, 281, 831, 833, 835, 837 and in Latin Wire, Crude Oil Marketwire and Oilgram Price Report. Please send any feedback or questions to Americas_crude@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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