Chemicals, Agriculture, Biofuels

May 12, 2026

European biofuels and chemicals barge MOC dates ahead of May 25, 2026 bank holiday

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 biofuels and chemicals barges that load six 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 May 20, MOC dates will be May 26-June 4 (FE dates: May 26-30; 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 27-31; MW dates: May 29-June 2; BE dates: June 1-5)

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 2-6)

Please note that May 25 is a UK bank holiday and no European chemicals or biofuels assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule at https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday.

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