Discontinued Lower Zakum, Umm Shaif yields, netbacks

Following feedback on a proposal to discontinue assessments of Abu Dhabi's Umm Shaif and Lower Zakum crude grades announced on April 7, 2014, yields and netbacks for each of the grades have been discontinued from September 1, 2014

Both Umm Shaif and Lower Zakum will have been blended together by Abu Dhabi National Oil Corp. to form the new Das Blend crude, which Platts started assessing May 2, 2014. Platts has launched yields and netbacks for Das Blend crude from September 1, 2014

A complete list of symbols which have been discontinued is listed below:

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