Platts Quality Premiums for August-loading North Sea crude cargoes

Effective July 1, North Sea quality premiums for August-loading crude oil cargoes are as follows:

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

Platts publishes quality premiums to four decimal places at 60% of the net price differences between Ekofisk, Oseberg, Troll and the most competitive grade among Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll and WTI 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, one month before the escalators take effect.

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