European biofuels and chemicals barge MOC dates ahead of Easter holidays 2026

Effective March 31, April 1 and April 2, and in line with the published holiday schedule, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will reflect bids, offers and trades of biofuels and chemicals barges that load seven to 15 days forward, not the usual three to 15/five to 15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process.

The assessment continues to reflect the usual three to 15/five to 15 days forward date range.

The full details for each day can be seen below:

• On March 31, MOC dates will be April 7-15 (FE dates: April 7-11; MW dates: April 9-13; BE dates: April 11-15)
• On April 1, MOC dates will be April 8-16 (FE dates: April 8-12; MW dates: April 10-14; BE dates: April 12-16)
• On April 2, MOC dates will be April 9-17 (FE dates: April 9-13; MW dates: April 11-15; BE dates: April 13-17)
• On April 2, all European biofuels and chemicals assessments will be basis 12:30 London time, with all cut-offs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please note that April 3 and April 6 are UK bank holidays and no European biofuels or chemicals assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule, available here.

Please send any comments or questions to platts_biofuels@spglobal.com and petchems@spglobal.com, with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.