Europe barge MOC dates ahead of the UK Summer Bank Holiday on Aug. 31, 2026

Effective Aug. 26, Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 2026, 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 6-15 days forward, not the usual 3/5-15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process. The assessment continues to reflect the usual 3-15/5-15 days forward date range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

• On Aug. 26, MOC dates will be Sept. 1-10 (FE dates: Sept. 1- 5; MW dates: Sept. 3-7; BE dates: Sept. 6-10)
• On Aug. 27, MOC dates will be Sept. 2-11 (FE dates: Sept. 2-6; MW dates: Sept. 4-8; BE dates: Sept. 7-11)
• On Aug. 28, MOC dates will be Sept. 3-12 (FE dates: Sept. 3-7; MW dates: Sept. 5-9; BE dates: Sept. 8-12)

Please note that Aug. 31, 2026, is a UK public holiday and no European oil 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 europe_products@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com.