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METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE
OilTiming and Increment Guidelines
(Latest Update: August 2015)
EUROPE OIL TIMING GUIDELINES	 2
EUROPE OIL INCREMENT GUIDELINES	 3
AMERICAS OIL TIMING GUIDELINES	 4
AMERICAS OIL INCREMENT GUIDELINES	 5
ASIA OIL TIMING GUIDELINES	 7
ASIA OIL INCREMENT GUIDELINES	 8
REVISION HISTORY	 9
2COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Europe Oil Timing Guidelines
				 Physical
				 cargoes,
Explanation of 			 partials or		 Bids/offers	 Cut off for 	 Reaction time	 No more 		 Repeat of an order 		 Period of testing the
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 paper	 Window or 	 due for 	 last price 	 after a trade 	 price 	 Market 	 which triggers extension		 repeatability of an order
categories:		 spreads	 swaps	 eWindow	 window entry	 changes	 to repeat order	 changes	 close	 of the window		 traded near close
Region	 Product		 State	 Environment	 Pricing state		 Repeatability	 Final state		 Extension trigger period		 Extension state
Europe	 Naphtha	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.05.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Naphtha	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Naphtha	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 4.05.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 4.14.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
													
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.44.59.99	 4.28.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.00.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Barges	 Window	 3.59.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.44.59.99	 4.28.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.00.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 4.05.00.99	 4.28.59.99	 Within 45 secs	 4.29.00.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Gasoil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.44.59.99	 4.28.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.00.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 4.05.00.99	 4.28.59.99	 Within 45 secs	 4.29.00.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Diesel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.45.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 4.05.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4:30:00:99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Coasters	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 4.14.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
													
Europe	 Feedstocks	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 Feedstocks - VGO only	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.45.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Europe	 Feedstocks	 Outright	 Barges	 Window	 3.59.59.99	 4.27.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.29.40.00	 4.29.59.99	 4.30.00.00	 4.32.59.99
Europe	 Feedstocks - VGO only	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 3.05.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.40.99	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Outright	 Partials	 eWindow	 4.25.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 15 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Spread	 Partials	 eWindow	 4.25.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 15 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Diff to Cash	 CFD	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.28.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 4.28.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Spread/roll	 CFD	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.28.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 4.28.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 4.09.59.99	 4.24.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
													
Europe	 Crude Oil - Urals&others	Diff to Dated	 Cargoes	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.24.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Europe	 WAF	 Diff to Dated	 Cargoes	 Window	 3.44.59.99	 4.24.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.00.00	 4.29.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
All times shown as local time in London
3COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Europe Oil Increment Guidelines
		Physical
Explanation of 		 cargoes,
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 partials or	 Window or 	 Volume of physical	 The amount and frequency of sequential price movements
categories:	 spreads	 paper swaps	 eWindow	 or paper contract	 necessary to test market reaction
	 Volume	 Increment
Region	Product		 State	 Environment	 Min	 Max	 Min	 Max	 Unit	 Frequency
EEurope	 Naphtha	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 12,500 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Naphtha	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Naphtha	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 10,000 mt	 37,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 1,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
										
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 25,000 mt	 45,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Barges	 Window	 2,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Jet fuel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 10,000 mt	 30,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 1,000 mt	 3,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Gasoil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 10,000 mt	 30,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 1,000 mt	 3,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Diesel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Diesel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 25,000 mt	 30,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Fuel oil 1%	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 1,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Fuel oil 3.5%	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 2,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Fuel oil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 8,500 mt	 20,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Coasters	 Window	 1,000 mt	 3,600 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 LPG	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 5,000 mt		 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
										
Europe	 Feedstocks	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 10,000 mt	 50,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 Feedstocks - VGO only	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 10,000 mt	 50,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
Europe	 Feedstocks	 Outright	 Barges	 Window	 1,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Europe	 Feedstocks - VGO only	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 1,000 mt	 5,000 mt	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 20 secs
										
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Outright/Spread	 Partials	 eWindow	 100,000 bbl		 1 cent	 3 cents	 $/barrel	 per change
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Spread/Diff	 CFD	 eWindow	 100,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Europe	 Crude oil - North Sea	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 600,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/barrel	 per 60 secs
										
Europe	 Crude Oil - Urals&others	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 600,000 bbl	 1,000,000 bbl	 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/barrel	 per 60 secs
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METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Americas Oil Timing Guidelines
				 Physical
				 cargoes,
Explanation of 			 partials or		 Bids/offers	 Cut off for 	 Reaction time	 No more 		 Repeat of an order 		 Period of testing the
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 paper	 Window or 	 due for 	 last price 	 after a trade 	 price 	 Market 	 which triggers extension		 repeatability of an order
categories:		 spreads	 swaps	 eWindow	 window entry	 changes	 to repeat order	 changes	 close	 of the window		 traded near close
Region	 Product		 State	 Environment	 Pricing state		 Repeatability	 Final state		 Extension trigger period		 Extension state
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USWC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 USWC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
													
Americas	 USWC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 USWC Distillate	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 Midwest Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Midwest Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USAC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 USAC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 2.59.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 USGC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 USGC Fuel Oil	 Outright/Spread	Swaps	 eWindow	 3.00.00.99	 3.15.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.15.00.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.50.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
													
Americas	 LPG	 Outright	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
													
Americas	 Feedstocks	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Feedstocks	 Spread	 Barges	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Gasoline Blendstocks	 Spread	 Barges	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Chicago Ethanol	 Outright	 Partials/	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
				Railcars									
Americas	 USAC Ethanol	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
Americas	 Houston Ethanol	 Outright	 Railcars/	 eWindow	 2.45.00.99	 3.13.00.99	 Within 30 secs	 3.14.01.00	 3.15.00.99	 3.14.40.99	 3.15.00.99	 3.15.01.00	 3.16.00.99
			 Barges										
Americas	 Chicago Biodiesel	 Outright	 Railcars/ Truck	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 Houston Biodiesel	 Outright	 Railcars/ Truck	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 Ethanol RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Biodiesel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Advanced Biofuel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
Americas	 Cellulosic Biofuel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.14.30.00	 3.14.59.99	 3.15.00.00	 3.17.59.99
													
Americas	 Crude -- Domestic	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 3.04.59.99	 3.14.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 3.14.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Americas	 Crude -- Domestic	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
Americas	 Crude -- Latin America	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 2.29.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
													
Americas	 Bunker Fuels	 Outright	 Metric Tons	 Window	 2.44.59.99	 3.12.59.99	 Within 60 secs	 3.13.00.00	 3.14.59.99	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A	 N/A
All times shown as Eastern Standard Time
5COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Americas Oil Increment Guidelines
		Physical
Explanation of 		 cargoes,
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 partials or	 Window or 	 Volume of physical	 The amount and frequency of sequential price movements
categories:	 spreads	 paper swaps	 eWindow	 or paper contract	 necessary to test market reaction
	 Volume	 Increment
Region	Product		 State	 Environment	 Min	 Max	 Min	 Max	 Unit	 Frequency
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 50,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USGC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 150,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USAC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USWC Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 10,000 bbl	 25,000 bbl	 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USWC Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 10,000 bbl	 25,000 bbl	 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Barges	 eWIndow	 50,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USGC Distillate	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Barges	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 150,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USAC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
										
Americas	 USWC Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 10,000 bbl	 25,000 bbl	 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USWC Distillate	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 10,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 Midwest Gasoline	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 10,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Midwest Distillate	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 10,000 bbl*		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USAC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 120,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USAC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Barges	 Window	 25,000 bbl	 120,000 bbl	 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
Americas	 USAC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 25,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 USGC Fuel Oil	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 45,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/bbl	 per 30 secs
Americas	 USGC Fuel Oil	 Outright/Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 cent	 5 cents	 $/bbl	 per 15 secs
										
Americas	 LPG	 Outright	 Pipeline	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
										
Americas	 Feedstocks	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 200,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Feedstocks	 Spread	 Barges	 Window	 50,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Gasoline Blendstocks	 Spread	 Barges	 Window	 25,000 bbl	 50,000 bbl	 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Chicago Ethanol	 Outright	 Partials							
			/Railcars							
Americas	 USAC Ethanol	 Outright	 Barges	 eWindow	 25,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 Houston Ethanol	 Outright	 Railcars/Truck	 eWindow	 10,000 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 30 secs
Americas	 Chicago Biodiesel	 Outright	 Railcars/Truck	 Window	 700 bbl/150 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Houston Biodiesel	 Outright	 Railcars/Truck	 Window	 700 bbl/150 bbl		 1 point	 25 points	 cents/gal	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 Ethanol RINs 	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 1 million RINs		 1 point	 25 points	 cts/RIN	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Biodiesel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 250,000 RINs		 1 point	 25 points	 cts/RIN	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Advanced Biofuel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 100,000 RINs		 1 point	 25 points	 cts/RIN	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Cellulosic Biofuel RINs	 Outright	 N/A	 Window	 100,000 RINs		 1 point	 25 points	 cts/RIN	 per 60 secs
										
Americas	 Crude -- Domestic	 Spread	 Pipeline	 Window	 25,000 bbl		 2 cents	 10 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Crude -- Domestic	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 300,000 bbl		 2 cents	 10 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Crude -- Latin America	 Spread	 Cargoes	 Window	 350,000 bbl		 2 cents	 10 cents	 $/bbl	 per 60 secs
6COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Americas Oil Increment Guidelines continued
		Physical
Explanation of 		 cargoes,
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 partials or	 Window or 	 Volume of physical	 The amount and frequency of sequential price movements
categories:	 spreads	 paper swaps	 eWindow	 or paper contract	 necessary to test market reaction
	 Volume	 Increment
Region	Product		 State	 Environment	 Min	 Max	 Min	 Max	 Unit	 Frequency
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Los Angeles	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 1,000mt	 3,000mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 New York	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 500mt	 2,000mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Houston	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 500mt	 2,000mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Panama	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 500mt	 2,000mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Philadelphia	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 500mt	 2,000mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 New Orleans	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 300mt	 1,500mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Americas	 Bunker Fuels -1%S max	 Outright	 Vessels	 Window	 100mt	 500mt	 $.50/mt	 $1/mt	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
* For Premium (A-grade) and Jet (Q-grade) 5,000 bbl will be considered for assessment purposes
7COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Asia Oil Timing Guidelines
				 Physical
				 cargoes,
Explanation of 			 partials or		 Bids/offers	 Cut off for 	 Reaction time	 No more 		 Repeat of an order 		 Period of testing the
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 paper	 Window or 	 due for 	 last price 	 after a trade 	 price 	 Market 	 which triggers extension		 repeatability of an order
categories:		 spreads	 swaps	 eWindow	 window entry	 changes	 to repeat order	 changes	 close	 of the window		 traded near close
Region	 Product		 State	 Environment	 Pricing state		 Repeatability	 Final state		 Extension trigger period		 Extension state
Asia	 Naphtha MOPS	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Naphtha MOPS	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.29.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Spread	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 3.45.00.99	 4.29.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 LPG	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 LPG	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 LPG	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 4.00.00.99	 4.28.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.29.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.28.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.25.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 Regrade	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
													
Asia	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Gasoil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.25.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.20.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Viscosity	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 4.15.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.25.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Asia	 Bunkers	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 5.00.00.99	 5.28.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 5.28.01.00	 5.30.00.99	 5.29.01.00	 5.30.00.99	 5.30.01.00	 5.33.00.99
Asia	 LSWR	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 4.00.00.99	 4.25.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.25.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.33.00.99
													
Middle East	 Crude oil	 Outright	 Partials	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Middle East	 Crude oil	 Spread	 Partial Spreads	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Sweet Crude	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.29.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Asia	 Sweet Crude	 Outright	 Partials	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.29.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.01.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Middle East	 Sour Crude	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
Middle East	 Sour Crude	 Spread	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 4.00.00.99	 4.30.00.99	 Within 60 secs	 N/A	 4.30.00.99	 4.29.50.00	 4.30.00.99	 4.30.01.00	 4.31.00.99
All times shown as local time in Singapore
8COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
Asia Oil Increment Guidelines
		Physical
Explanation of 		 cargoes,
assessment guideline 	 Outright or	 partials or	 Window or 	 Volume of physical	 The amount and frequency of sequential price movements
categories:	 spreads	 paper swaps	 eWindow	 or paper contract	 necessary to test market reaction
					 Volume			 Increment
Region	 Product	 State		 Environment	 Min	 Max	 Days ahead	 Min	 Max	 Unit	 Frequency
Asia	 Naphtha MOPS	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 b			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Naphtha MOPS	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 b			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 25,000 mt		 45-105 days	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Naphtha MOPJ	 Spread	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 25,000 mt		 45-105 days	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 LPG	 Outright	 Swaps	 Window	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Asia	 LPG	 Spread	 Swaps	 Window	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Asia	 LPG	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 22,000 mt		 30-90 days	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Asia	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Gasoline	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Gasoline	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 50,000 b	 150,000 b	 15-30 days	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Jet fuel	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 100,000 b	 250,000 b	 15-30 days	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 60 secs
Asia	 Regrade	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Gasoil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 50,000 barrels			 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Gasoil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 150,000 b	 250,000 b	 15-30 days	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 60 secs
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 50 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Viscosity	 Spread	 Swaps	 eWindow	 5,000 mt			 25 cents	 50 cents	 $/mt	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Fuel oil	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 20,000 mt	 40,000 mt	 15-30 days	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Asia	 Bunkers	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 50 mt	 6,000 mt	 3-15 days	 25 cents	 100 cents	 $/mt	 per 60 secs
Asia	 LSWR	 Outright	 Cargoes	 Window	 100,000 b	 200,000 b	 15-30 days	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 60 secs
Middle East	 Crude oil	 Outright	 Partials	 eWindow	 25,000 b		 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 15 secs
Middle East	 Crude oil	 Spread	 Partial Spreads	 eWindow	 25,000 b		 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 15 secs
Asia	 Sweet Crude	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 100,000 b	 650,000 b	 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Asia	 Sweet Crude	 Outright	 Partials	 eWindow	 25,000 b		 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Middle East	 Sour Crude	 Outright	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 500,000 b		 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
Middle East	 Sour Crude	 Spread	 Cargoes	 eWindow	 500,000 b		 Month+2	 1 cent	 10 cents	 $/barrel	 per 30 secs
9COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL
METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015
REVISION HISTORY
August 2015: Platts updated this guide to correct a typo in the listing for Asia gasoline cargoes for the cut off
for last price changes and to reflect the introduction of eWindow technology for European gasoil and diesel
physical barges.
August, 2013: Platts revamped all Oil Methodology And Specifications Guides, including its Oil Timing &
Increments Guidelines, in August 2013. This revamp was completed to enhance the clarity and usefulness of all
guides, and to introduce greater consistency of layout and structure across all published methodology guides.
Methodologies for market coverage were not changed through this revamp, unless specifically noted in the
methodology guide itself.

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  • 2. 2COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Europe Oil Timing Guidelines Physical cargoes, Explanation of partials or Bids/offers Cut off for Reaction time No more Repeat of an order Period of testing the assessment guideline Outright or paper Window or due for last price after a trade price Market which triggers extension repeatability of an order categories: spreads swaps eWindow window entry changes to repeat order changes close of the window traded near close Region Product State Environment Pricing state Repeatability Final state Extension trigger period Extension state Europe Naphtha Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.05.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Naphtha Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Naphtha Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoline Outright Cargoes Window 3.44.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe Gasoline Outright Barges eWindow 4.05.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoline Outright Swaps Window 4.14.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe Jet fuel Outright Cargoes eWindow 3.44.59.99 4.28.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.00.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Jet fuel Outright Barges Window 3.59.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe Jet fuel Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Jet fuel Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoil Outright Cargoes eWindow 3.44.59.99 4.28.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.00.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoil Outright Barges eWindow 4.05.00.99 4.28.59.99 Within 45 secs 4.29.00.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoil Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Gasoil Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Diesel Outright Cargoes eWindow 3.44.59.99 4.28.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.00.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Diesel Outright Barges eWindow 4.05.00.99 4.28.59.99 Within 45 secs 4.29.00.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Diesel Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Diesel Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Fuel oil Outright Cargoes eWindow 3.45.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Fuel oil Outright Barges eWindow 4.05.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Fuel oil Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe Fuel oil Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4:30:00:99 Within 30 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.40.99 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Europe LPG Outright Cargoes Window 3.44.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe LPG Outright Coasters Window 3.44.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe LPG Outright Swaps Window 4.14.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe Feedstocks Outright Cargoes Window 3.44.59.99 4.27.59.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.00.00 4.29.59.99 4.29.40.00 4.29.59.99 4.30.00.00 4.32.59.99 Europe Feedstocks - 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  • 3. 3COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Europe Oil Increment Guidelines Physical Explanation of cargoes, assessment guideline Outright or partials or Window or Volume of physical The amount and frequency of sequential price movements categories: spreads paper swaps eWindow or paper contract necessary to test market reaction Volume Increment Region Product State Environment Min Max Min Max Unit Frequency EEurope Naphtha Outright Cargoes eWindow 12,500 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Naphtha Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Naphtha Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoline Outright Cargoes Window 10,000 mt 37,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Gasoline Outright Barges eWindow 1,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoline Outright Swaps Window 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Jet fuel Outright Cargoes eWindow 25,000 mt 45,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Jet fuel Outright Barges Window 2,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Jet fuel Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Jet fuel Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoil Outright Cargoes eWindow 10,000 mt 30,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoil Outright Barges eWindow 1,000 mt 3,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoil Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Gasoil Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Diesel Outright Cargoes eWindow 10,000 mt 30,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Diesel Outright Barges eWindow 1,000 mt 3,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Diesel Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Diesel Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Fuel oil Outright Cargoes eWindow 25,000 mt 30,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Fuel oil 1% Outright Barges eWindow 1,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Fuel oil 3.5% Outright Barges eWindow 2,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Fuel oil Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Fuel oil Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe LPG Outright Cargoes Window 8,500 mt 20,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe LPG Outright Coasters Window 1,000 mt 3,600 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe LPG Outright Swaps Window 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Feedstocks Outright Cargoes Window 10,000 mt 50,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Feedstocks - VGO only Outright Cargoes eWindow 10,000 mt 50,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Feedstocks Outright Barges Window 1,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Europe Feedstocks - VGO only Outright Barges eWindow 1,000 mt 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 20 secs Europe Crude oil - North Sea Outright/Spread Partials eWindow 100,000 bbl 1 cent 3 cents $/barrel per change Europe Crude oil - North Sea Spread/Diff CFD eWindow 100,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Europe Crude oil - North Sea Outright Cargoes Window 600,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/barrel per 60 secs Europe Crude Oil - Urals&others Spread Cargoes Window 600,000 bbl 1,000,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/barrel per 60 secs
  • 4. 4COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Americas Oil Timing Guidelines Physical cargoes, Explanation of partials or Bids/offers Cut off for Reaction time No more Repeat of an order Period of testing the assessment guideline Outright or paper Window or due for last price after a trade price Market which triggers extension repeatability of an order categories: spreads swaps eWindow window entry changes to repeat order changes close of the window traded near close Region Product State Environment Pricing state Repeatability Final state Extension trigger period Extension state Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Barges eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Pipeline eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 2.59.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.15.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Barges eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Cargoes Window 2.29.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Pipeline eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 2.59.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.15.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USWC Gasoline Spread Pipeline Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USWC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 2.59.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.15.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USGC Distillate Spread Barges eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USGC Distillate Spread Pipeline eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USGC Distillate Spread Swaps Window 2.59.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.15.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USAC Distillate Spread Barges eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USAC Distillate Spread Cargoes Window 2.29.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas USAC Distillate Spread Pipeline eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.15.00.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas USWC Distillate Spread Pipeline Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 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3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Americas Houston Ethanol Outright Railcars/ eWindow 2.45.00.99 3.13.00.99 Within 30 secs 3.14.01.00 3.15.00.99 3.14.40.99 3.15.00.99 3.15.01.00 3.16.00.99 Barges Americas Chicago Biodiesel Outright Railcars/ Truck Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas Houston Biodiesel Outright Railcars/ Truck Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas Ethanol RINs Outright N/A Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas Biodiesel RINs Outright N/A Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas Advanced Biofuel RINs Outright N/A Window 2.44.59.99 3.12.59.99 Within 60 secs 3.13.00.00 3.14.59.99 3.14.30.00 3.14.59.99 3.15.00.00 3.17.59.99 Americas Cellulosic Biofuel RINs 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  • 5. 5COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Americas Oil Increment Guidelines Physical Explanation of cargoes, assessment guideline Outright or partials or Window or Volume of physical The amount and frequency of sequential price movements categories: spreads paper swaps eWindow or paper contract necessary to test market reaction Volume Increment Region Product State Environment Min Max Min Max Unit Frequency Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Barges eWindow 50,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Pipeline eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USGC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Barges eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Cargoes Window 150,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Pipeline eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USAC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USWC Gasoline Spread Pipeline Window 10,000 bbl 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USWC Gasoline Spread Swaps Window 10,000 bbl 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USGC Distillate Spread Barges eWIndow 50,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USGC Distillate Spread Pipeline eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USGC Distillate Spread Swaps Window 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USAC Distillate Spread Barges eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USAC Distillate Spread Cargoes Window 150,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USAC Distillate Spread Pipeline eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas USWC Distillate Spread Pipeline Window 10,000 bbl 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USWC Distillate Spread Swaps Window 10,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Midwest Gasoline Spread Pipeline Window 10,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Midwest Distillate Spread Pipeline Window 10,000 bbl* 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas USAC Fuel Oil Outright Cargoes Window 120,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/bbl per 60 secs Americas USAC Fuel Oil Outright Barges Window 25,000 bbl 120,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/bbl per 60 secs Americas USAC Fuel Oil Outright Swaps Window 25,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/bbl per 60 secs Americas USGC Fuel Oil Outright Barges eWindow 45,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/bbl per 30 secs Americas USGC Fuel Oil Outright/Spread Swaps eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 cent 5 cents $/bbl per 15 secs Americas LPG Outright Pipeline eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas Feedstocks Spread Cargoes Window 200,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Feedstocks Spread Barges Window 50,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Gasoline Blendstocks Spread Barges Window 25,000 bbl 50,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Chicago Ethanol Outright Partials /Railcars Americas USAC Ethanol Outright Barges eWindow 25,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas Houston Ethanol Outright Railcars/Truck eWindow 10,000 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 30 secs Americas Chicago Biodiesel Outright Railcars/Truck Window 700 bbl/150 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Houston Biodiesel Outright Railcars/Truck Window 700 bbl/150 bbl 1 point 25 points cents/gal per 60 secs Americas Ethanol RINs Outright N/A Window 1 million RINs 1 point 25 points cts/RIN per 60 secs Americas Biodiesel RINs Outright N/A Window 250,000 RINs 1 point 25 points cts/RIN per 60 secs Americas Advanced Biofuel RINs Outright N/A Window 100,000 RINs 1 point 25 points cts/RIN per 60 secs Americas Cellulosic Biofuel RINs Outright N/A Window 100,000 RINs 1 point 25 points cts/RIN per 60 secs Americas Crude -- Domestic Spread Pipeline Window 25,000 bbl 2 cents 10 cents $/bbl per 60 secs Americas Crude -- Domestic Spread Cargoes Window 300,000 bbl 2 cents 10 cents $/bbl per 60 secs Americas Crude -- Latin America Spread Cargoes Window 350,000 bbl 2 cents 10 cents $/bbl per 60 secs
  • 6. 6COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Americas Oil Increment Guidelines continued Physical Explanation of cargoes, assessment guideline Outright or partials or Window or Volume of physical The amount and frequency of sequential price movements categories: spreads paper swaps eWindow or paper contract necessary to test market reaction Volume Increment Region Product State Environment Min Max Min Max Unit Frequency Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Los Angeles Outright Vessels Window 1,000mt 3,000mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 New York Outright Vessels Window 500mt 2,000mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Houston Outright Vessels Window 500mt 2,000mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Panama Outright Vessels Window 500mt 2,000mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 Philadelphia Outright Vessels Window 500mt 2,000mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels - IFO 380 New Orleans Outright Vessels Window 300mt 1,500mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs Americas Bunker Fuels -1%S max Outright Vessels Window 100mt 500mt $.50/mt $1/mt $/mt per 60 secs * For Premium (A-grade) and Jet (Q-grade) 5,000 bbl will be considered for assessment purposes
  • 7. 7COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Asia Oil Timing Guidelines Physical cargoes, Explanation of partials or Bids/offers Cut off for Reaction time No more Repeat of an order Period of testing the assessment guideline Outright or paper Window or due for last price after a trade price Market which triggers extension repeatability of an order categories: spreads swaps eWindow window entry changes to repeat order changes close of the window traded near close Region Product State Environment Pricing state Repeatability Final state Extension trigger period Extension state Asia Naphtha MOPS Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Naphtha MOPS Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Naphtha MOPJ Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Naphtha MOPJ Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Naphtha MOPJ Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.29.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Naphtha MOPJ Spread Cargoes eWindow 3.45.00.99 4.29.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia LPG Outright Swaps Window 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia LPG Spread Swaps Window 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia LPG Outright Cargoes Window 4.00.00.99 4.28.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Gasoline Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Gasoline Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Gasoline Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.29.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.28.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Jet fuel Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Jet fuel Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Jet fuel Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.25.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.25.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Regrade Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Gasoil Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Gasoil Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Gasoil Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.25.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.25.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Fuel oil Outright Swaps eWindow 4.20.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Fuel oil Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Viscosity Spread Swaps eWindow 4.15.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Fuel oil Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.25.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.25.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Asia Bunkers Outright Cargoes eWindow 5.00.00.99 5.28.00.99 Within 60 secs 5.28.01.00 5.30.00.99 5.29.01.00 5.30.00.99 5.30.01.00 5.33.00.99 Asia LSWR Outright Cargoes Window 4.00.00.99 4.25.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.25.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.33.00.99 Middle East Crude oil Outright Partials eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Middle East Crude oil Spread Partial Spreads eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Sweet Crude Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.29.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Asia Sweet Crude Outright Partials eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.29.00.99 Within 60 secs 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.29.01.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Middle East Sour Crude Outright Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 Middle East Sour Crude Spread Cargoes eWindow 4.00.00.99 4.30.00.99 Within 60 secs N/A 4.30.00.99 4.29.50.00 4.30.00.99 4.30.01.00 4.31.00.99 All times shown as local time in Singapore
  • 8. 8COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 Asia Oil Increment Guidelines Physical Explanation of cargoes, assessment guideline Outright or partials or Window or Volume of physical The amount and frequency of sequential price movements categories: spreads paper swaps eWindow or paper contract necessary to test market reaction Volume Increment Region Product State Environment Min Max Days ahead Min Max Unit Frequency Asia Naphtha MOPS Outright Swaps eWindow 50,000 b 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Naphtha MOPS Spread Swaps eWindow 50,000 b 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Naphtha MOPJ Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Naphtha MOPJ Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Naphtha MOPJ Outright Cargoes eWindow 25,000 mt 45-105 days 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Naphtha MOPJ Spread Cargoes eWindow 25,000 mt 45-105 days 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia LPG Outright Swaps Window 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Asia LPG Spread Swaps Window 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Asia LPG Outright Cargoes Window 22,000 mt 30-90 days 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Asia Gasoline Outright Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Gasoline Spread Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Gasoline Outright Cargoes eWindow 50,000 b 150,000 b 15-30 days 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Jet fuel Outright Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Jet fuel Spread Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Jet fuel Outright Cargoes eWindow 100,000 b 250,000 b 15-30 days 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 60 secs Asia Regrade Spread Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Gasoil Outright Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Gasoil Spread Swaps eWindow 50,000 barrels 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Gasoil Outright Cargoes eWindow 150,000 b 250,000 b 15-30 days 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 60 secs Asia Fuel oil Outright Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Fuel oil Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 50 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Viscosity Spread Swaps eWindow 5,000 mt 25 cents 50 cents $/mt per 30 secs Asia Fuel oil Outright Cargoes eWindow 20,000 mt 40,000 mt 15-30 days 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Asia Bunkers Outright Cargoes eWindow 50 mt 6,000 mt 3-15 days 25 cents 100 cents $/mt per 60 secs Asia LSWR Outright Cargoes Window 100,000 b 200,000 b 15-30 days 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 60 secs Middle East Crude oil Outright Partials eWindow 25,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 15 secs Middle East Crude oil Spread Partial Spreads eWindow 25,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 15 secs Asia Sweet Crude Outright Cargoes eWindow 100,000 b 650,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Asia Sweet Crude Outright Partials eWindow 25,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Middle East Sour Crude Outright Cargoes eWindow 500,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs Middle East Sour Crude Spread Cargoes eWindow 500,000 b Month+2 1 cent 10 cents $/barrel per 30 secs
  • 9. 9COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY PLATTS, McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE OIL TIMING AND INCREMENT GUIDELINES: AUGUST 2015 REVISION HISTORY August 2015: Platts updated this guide to correct a typo in the listing for Asia gasoline cargoes for the cut off for last price changes and to reflect the introduction of eWindow technology for European gasoil and diesel physical barges. August, 2013: Platts revamped all Oil Methodology And Specifications Guides, including its Oil Timing & Increments Guidelines, in August 2013. This revamp was completed to enhance the clarity and usefulness of all guides, and to introduce greater consistency of layout and structure across all published methodology guides. Methodologies for market coverage were not changed through this revamp, unless specifically noted in the methodology guide itself.