Crude Oil

February 02, 2026

Platts Quality Premiums for March-loading North Sea crude cargoes

Effective Feb. 1, the North Sea quality premiums for March-loading North Sea crude oil cargoes will be as follows:

GradeQuality Premium
Oseberg QP0.7117
Ekofisk QP0.4453
Troll QP0.7810

Quality premiums are available on Platts Global Alert pages 1210 and 1212 and in the Platts Pricing Database under the following codes:

GradeCurrent monthMonth ahead
OsebergAAXDW00AAXDX00
EkofiskAAXDY00AAXDZ00
TrollATFNB00ATFNA00

The quality premiums are published to four decimal places and at 60% of the net price differences between Ekofisk, Oseberg, Troll and the most competitive grade of crude among Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll and West Texas Intermediate Midland during the month prior to the announcement.

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, announces quality premiums on the first publishing day of each month, a month prior to the escalators coming into effect.

Please send any comments and queries to europe_crude@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.