Europe barge MOC dates ahead of the UK Spring Bank Holiday on May 25, 2026

Effective May 20, May 21 and May 22, and in line with the published holiday schedule, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will reflect bids, offers and trades of refined product barges that load six to 15 days forward, not the usual three/five-15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process.

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

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

• On May 20, MOC dates will be May 26-June 4 (FE dates: May 26-May 30; MW dates: May 28-June 1; BE dates: May 31-June 4)
• On May 21, MOC dates will be May 27-June 5 (FE dates: May 27-May 31; MW dates: May 29-June 2; BE dates: June 1-June 5)
• On May 22, MOC dates will be May 28-June 6 (FE dates: May 28-June 1; MW dates: May 30-June 3; BE dates: June 2-June 6)

Please note that May 25 is a UK public holiday and no European oil assessments will be published out of London.

For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule, available here.