Platts to publish Amenam Blend, CJ Blend as FOB Nigeria spot assessments from Oct. 1, 2026

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will publish daily spot assessments for Nigerian crude grades Amenam Blend and CJ Blend on a FOB Nigeria basis, to replace the current Market Parity Prices, effective Oct. 1, 2026.

This follows feedback from market participants on the spot market liquidity of both grades and subsequent demand for an assessment reflecting spot market values.

Platts currently publishes calculated MPPs for Amenam Blend and CJ Blend reflecting the gross product worth of each grade on both an outright basis and as a differential to Dated Brent.

The assessment codes will be unchanged, with the methodology changed to a spot market assessment reflecting the observed value of each grade on the open market.

The Amenam Blend and CJ Blend FOB Nigeria assessments will reflect standard cargo sizes of 950,000 barrels and 650,000 barrels, respectively, loading 25-55 days ahead from the assessment date and pricing five days after bill of lading as standard.

This follows the same assessment period and pricing basis as Platts' existing West African crude oil spot assessments.

For assessment purposes, Platts will publish bids and offers for cargoes of 950,000-1.05 million barrels inclusive for Amenam Blend, and 650,000-1.05 million barrels inclusive for CJ Blend.

Cargoes differing from the standard 950,000-barrel and 650,000-barrel sizes may be subject to normalization for assessment purposes.

Both Amenam Blend and CJ Blend will be assessed as a differential to the 30-60 day forward Dated Brent strip and published as an outright price.

This decision will impact the following codes and include assessment name changes:

Amenam Blend and CJ Blend have sulfur contents of 0.11% and 0.118% and API Gravity readings of 38.7 and 33.5, respectively, according to assays seen by Platts.

The assessments will continue to reflect a 1630 London time stamp and follow the London publishing schedule.

The assessments will complement Platts' existing suite of spot assessments for West African crudes, and will be published on Platts Crude Alert pages 1230 and 1231, and in Crude Oil Marketwire.

Platts' Amenam Blend and CJ Blend Market Parity Prices are currently published on Platts Crude Alert page 1270 and in Crude Oil Marketwire.

This follows a proposal note published on Aug. 6, 2026, that can be found here.

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