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Methodology & Specifications

S&P Global Platts methodologies bring consistency and robustness to our price assessments through principles and parameters that guide our market specialists at every stage of the process.

In this section you will find documentation for all published price assessments and indices by commodity.

Platts Assessments Methodology Guide


Agriculture

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  • Agriculture
  • Apr 2020

Biofuels Methodology

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Electric Power

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  • Electric Power
  • Oct 2019

European Electricity Assessments and Indices

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Shipping

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  • Shipping
  • Jul 2020

Specifications Guide Global Freight

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Petrochemicals

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  • Petrochemicals
  • May 2020

European Petrochemicals Methodology

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Oil

View latest methodology guides for crude oil, indexes and Russian domestic market

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  • Oil, Crude Oil
  • Jul 2020

Crude Oil Methodology

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LNG

View latest methodology guides for liquefied natural gas (LNG)

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  • LNG, Natural Gas
  • Jul 2020

Specifications Guide Global LNG

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Natural Gas

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  • Natural Gas
  • Aug 2020

Methodology and Specifications Guide US and Canada Natural Gas

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Metals

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  • Metals
  • Jun 2020

Specifications Guide Global Nonferrous Metals

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Coal

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  • Coal
  • Jul 2020

Specifications Guide Global Coal

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Analytics

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  • Commodities

Analytics Methodology

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Risk

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  • Commodities

Risk Methodology

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FX Guide

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Foreign Exchange Rate Guide

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