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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015
Data Security
+ Data Surveillance
By Olga Gorstenko,
Editor-In-Chief Datawatch
olga@ze.com
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ZEMA Adds Petroleum, Electricity,
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Contents
Editorial 5
Data Security + Data Surveillance = More Data Business 5
Power 8
EPEX SPOT Price Data Incorporated on EEX Transparency Platform 8
EEX Starts Trading in Cap Futures for German Market 8
EEX Launched French Power Options 9
Nord Pool Spot Announces New Intraday Web Platform 10
Argus to Start Slovenia OTC Base Load Electricity Assessments 11
Argus Adds ISO-NE and PJM Forward Curves 11
Platts to Publish European Electricity Midpoint Assessments 12
Platts Discontinues German Far Month Power Assessments 12
FERC Proposes Price Formation Adjustments for Organized Markets 13
Petroleum 14
EIA Starts Monthly Survey-based Reporting of U.S. Crude Production 14
ICE Futures Singapore Launches Mini Brent and Mini Gasoil 15
CME Lists Light Louisiana Crude Oil Average Price Options 16
NYMEX Launches Options on Brent Futures 16
Argus Adds Mid-Atlantic Asphalt Series 18
Argus Starts DeWitt C5 and Hydrocarbon Resins Assessment 18
Effective September 21, 2015, Argus adds monthly DeWitt C5 and Hydrocarbon Resins series. 18
Argus Expands Crude Oil and NGL Pipeline Tariff Set 18
Argus Adds New German Gasoil and Gasoline Codes 19
Platts Launches Asia Metallocene C6 LLDPE Assessments 21
Platts Launches West African Grade Gasoline Cargo Assessments 22
Platts to Start Daily Ethanol Grade B CFR Ulsan Assessment 22
Platts proposes to start assessing Ethanol Grade B on a CFR Ulsan basis from October 1, 2015. 22
Platts Launches CFR Singapore Naphtha Assessment 23
Platts Launches Daily Medium Range Americas Clean Tanker Assessments 24
Platts Launches US VGO Outright Assessments 25
Platts Launches US DINP, DOTP Assessments 26
Platts Starts Daily Ethanol Grade B CFR Ulsan Assessment 26
Platts Launches Rotterdam 0.1% Sulfur Bunker Fuel Assessment 27
Platts Adds European Petroleum Forward Curves 28
Platts Adds Panama Canal, Santos Bunker Assessments 28
Platts to Publish Outright US Straight Run Fuel Oil Assessments 29
DGCX Launches Mini WTI Crude Oil Cash Settled Futures 29
Argus Discontinues Some Hardisty and Medford Assessments 30
Argus Discontinues Some Crude Oil Differentials 30
Argus Stops Some US Base Oils 31
Platts Discontinues 1% bunker fuel Assessments for NWE, Gibraltar, Algeciras and Malta 31
Platts Discontinues Weekly US MX Assessment 32
Platts Discontinues Weekly US DOP Assessment 33
Platts Ends US Ketones Assessments 33
Platts Discontinues Daily Styrene Balance of the Month 33
Platts Discontinues US Ethylene Contract Assessment 34
Platts Discontinues Visbreaking Yields, Netbacks, Margins 34
Platts Discontinues Atlanta CBOB, Atlanta Premium CBOB 40
Platts Discontinues Kumkol Crude Oil Assessments 40
Platts Removes Stybarrow, Asian Heavy Sweet Crude Index 41
Argus Renames Some Cushing Tariff Assessments 42
Argus Changes Description of German Fuels 42
Platts Updates Publication Timing for Forward Dated Brent 43
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Natural Gas 44
NGX Expands to Alliance Transfer Pool 44
ICE Announces New Italian PSV Futures Contracts 45
ICE Endex and GasTerra to Run the Netherlands Gas Storage Auction 45
Platts Launches Natural Gas Assessments for Transco 6 and Tennessee 46
Platts Adds Spanish AOC Gas Assessments 46
Platts Adds Chicago Natural Gas Indexes 47
Platts to Add New REX Natural Gas Indexes 47
Argus Adds Multiple LNG Assessments 48
Argus Adds European Natural Gas Assessments 55
Platts to Launch LNG DES Brazil Netforward 57
CME Delists Trunkline and TETCO Futures 58
Argus Stopped Americas Natural Gas Series 58
Coal 64
Platts to Launch German Dark, Clean dark Spreads with 45% Efficiency 64
Platts Discontinues Two Weekly Illinois Basin Assessments 65
Softs 66
Platts to Launch Chicago and New Orleans DDGS Assessments 66
Platts to Add Daily EU Feed Wheat and Corn Assessment 66
Platts to Launch Thai Hi-Pol Sugar Forward Physical Assessment Curve 67
Platts to Assess FAS Antwerp Basis for Sugar Containers EU 45 67
Platts to Launch Daily APW Wheat FOB Australia Assessment 68
Platts Launches DDGS Assessements for the Midwest and Gulf Coast 68
ICE Futures U.S. Introduces World Cotton Contract 69
CME Launches South American Short-Dated New Crop Soybean Options 69
CME Europe Starts Trades of New Fertilizer Futures 70
Argus Introduces Brazil FMB Fertilizer 71
Argus Adds Urea Series for North Africa and Europe 71
EEX Launches Agricultural Indexes 72
Platts Discontinues Export FOB Antwerp Premium Sugar Assessment 73
Argus Ceases Croatia/Romania Urea Series 73
Metals 74
ICE Futures Singapore Launches Kilo Gold Futures 74
NCDEX Initiates Gold Forwards for Jaipur 74
CME Announces Aluminum European Premium Duty-Unpaid Futures 75
CME Launches China Iron Ore Average Price Options 76
Argus Adds New Metal Series for Asia and Europe 76
Platts Launches China Aluminum All-In Price 78
Platts Launches Daily FOB China Rebar Steel Assessment 79
DGCX Launches India Silver “Quanto” Cash Settled Futures 79
NYMEX Delists Chinese Steel Rebar HRB400 Futures 80
Platts Discontinues China Aluminum Premiums 80
Platts to Discontinue Daily Tokyo Kerb Copper Prices 81
Platts Discontinues Weekly FOB China Silicomanganese Assessment 81
Platts Discontinues Weekly FOB China Ferromanganese Assessment 82
Platts to Discontinue Domestic China FeCr 82
Argus Renames Black See Steel Series 82
Freight 83
EEX Extends Dry Freight Futures 83
Argus Introduces US Fuel Oil, Coal, and Clean Freight Rates 84
Argus Adds China and Algeria Urea Freight Data Series 88
Platts Launches New Americas Dirty Tanker Assessments 89
Platts Adds Medium Range Clean Tanker Assessments for Asia 90
Platts Adds Asia Clean Tanker Assessments 91
Platts Launches Baltic-UK Continent Medium Range Clean Tanker Assessment 91
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Platts to Add Nigeria, Canary Islands CST Bunker Fuel Assessments 92
Argus Discontinues Egypt Urea Freight Data Series 92
Argus Changes Description for Some Urea Freight Data Series 93
Argus Renames LNG Freight for Suez 93
Finance 94
ICE Futures Singapore Launches Mini Offshore and Onshore Renminbi Futures 94
Expanded Set of Cleared ICE Eris Interest Rate Futures 94
CME Adds New Russel 100 Index Futures 95
CBOT Commences Trading 7- and 20-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures 95
CME Adds E-mini FTSE Index Futures 96
Euronext Launches Weekly Options on French and Belgian Single Stocks 96
Xetra Launches UBS Equity Index ETF on Japanese Socially Responsible Companies 97
JSE launches JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap Futures 97
JSE Launches FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series 98
Argus Introduces New GBP Exchange Rate Series 99
Low Carbon Exposure Amundi ETFs Launched on Xetra 105
Xetra Initiates iShares Smart Beta ETFs for MSCI Multi-Factor Index Family 105
Bloomberg Launches Electronic Trading Platform for OTC Derivatives in Japan 106
Moscow Exchange to Launch Mini MICEX Index Futures 107
Euronext Launches the Euronext®
BeNe 40 Equal Weight Index 107
Euronext Extends the Spotlight Options to France 108
CBOE Launches New Options on Three FTSE Russell Indexes 108
Eurex Expands Equity Index Derivatives 109
SGX Launches Index Services in Asia 109
ICAP Launches the ICAP Euro Interest Rate Swap Index 110
CME Adds Expiration Months in Serial Options and Serial Mid-Curve Options on Eurodollar Futures 110
Bloomberg and the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) Launch Trading of Ghanaian Government Bonds 111
Weather and Emissions 112
Argus Starts REC Assessments for PJM 112
CME Europe Launches Emissions Monthly and Daily Futures 112
Argus Discontinues SO2 US Daily Assessments 113
Argus Discontinues REC Assessments 114
ISDA Launches Initiative for a Derivatives Product Identification Standard 116
Other 117
MCX Signs MoU to Set an International Exchange with International Financial Services
Center (IFSC) at GIFT City 117
DME Auctions to Enhance Spot Commodities Trading 117
News from Data Partners 118
ZEMA Adds Petroleum, Electricity, Natural Gas and Weather Data in September and October 2015 118
EEX and EPEX SPOT Respond to EU Consultation on Electricity Market Design 118
REMIT Reporting Service Launched 120
15-minute Contracts on Austrian Intraday Market Launched with Success 121
Argus Launches Brazilian Fertilizer Information Service 122
Argus Extends Annual Benchmark Assurance Review to Fertilizers and Petrochemicals 123
PetrochemWire Now Publishing Free Breaking News Stories 124
Monthly Market Analysis 125
Crude Oil Brent vs. WTI: Prompt-Month Contract (NYMEX) 125
Crude Oil Brent vs. WTI: Forward Curve (NYMEX) 126
Crude Oil Brent vs. WTI: Forward Curve (NYMEX) 127
Henry Hub Natural Gas Forward Curve (ICE) 128
Actual Weather (AccuWeather) 129
Electricity: Day-Ahead Prices (ICE) 130
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By Olga Gorstenko,
Editor-In-Chief Datawatch
olga@ze.com
= More Data Business
Data Security
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Editorial
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In today’s fast paced business environment, risk is everywhere and data security is
rapidly changing. However, few things remain unchanged: hacker will create more
sophisticated scripts to get around your security fortresses trying to steal your identity, money,
and corporate secrets while security software developers will improve their defense systems to
counter those concerns. In the last several years however, we have been dealing with a
completely new type of data privacy violation that pushes the boundaries of the software
industry and introduces a geopolitical aspect to data security. With ‘Edward Snowden’s’
disclosures of widespread US spying on its own citizens, a big bad wolf of mass surveillance
has emerged making good old firewalls look like children’s toys. Data privacy has been
pushed to the level of international politics and concerns are risings towards the tangible
negative effects of US government’s surveillance efforts.
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Prior to loss of the public’s naiveté, the
general expectation was that data could be
shared only with authorization of the entity
producing this data. Apparently the US
National Security Agency (NSA) had another
opinion and pursued execution of their goals
and objectives with little regard given to what
was perceived to be information privacy.
Indeed, if there is no law defining these
boundaries, why not? Mass surveillance
practices have been in place for at least
a decade unknown to the general public.
Moreover, these practices have encouraged
development of very sophisticated spying
technology. It has been reported that this
technology is being built into software,
hardware, and electronic appliances that
we have been buying, renting and using in
the public domain. How much of this is true
is not for this particular discussion. For now,
let’s just look at the reaction from the
governments of other countries.
Following the Snowden disclosure in 2013,
the EU demanded changes to the Safe
Harbor agreement that allowed businesses
to move data generated by Europeans to
servers in the US. Ever since then, the EU
and the US have been negotiating updates
on it. In October 2015, the European Court
of Justice invalidated this agreement and
ruled that Europeans’ data was insufficiently
protected from national intelligence services
when transferred to the US. Following the
ruling, the EU and the US got into the
negotiations about the power given to the
national data protection authorities to
independently review and suspend data
transfers to the US. On October 26, 2015,
the EU announced that it had agreed in
principle with the US on a new trans-Atlantic
data-transfer pact; however European
officials are still looking for clear conditions
on how to ensure that these commitments
are binding enough to meet the court’s
requirements and limits to the extent to
which the US intelligence services have
access to European personal data.
Acceptance of the new pact is not that
smooth throughout the EU. Germany, being
the most vocal among other state
members about the issue, has had multiple
run ins with the US authorities over
information monitoring. The newly released
Court decision failed to make Germany’s
federal and regional data-protection
authorities any happier: they stated they
wouldn’t approve any new transfers of data
to the US. Opponents to such a hard line
German position argue that data transfers
are crucial to carrying out daily business
operations and limiting such transfers would
cause market volatility.
Let’s sum it up. The world finds out thatUS
intelligence has been collecting information
on all citizens and businesses that entered
the US legal space, or businesses touching
the interest of national security. Some take
it as “good job, thank you for protecting us”.
Others are not so joyful about it finding
violation of their personal and business
privacy unacceptable and contradictory to
basic legal rights. Then some countries start
a legal fight against these practices. The
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discovery of the NSA sticking their nose in
other countries’ businesses on the
premise of national security put
relationships between these countries and
the US under severe stress. In addition, the
negotiations related to the US-EU
data-transfer pact created a breach
between Germany and more tolerant EU
member states. Now we have international
tension, loss of trust, and a completely new
legal framework. Yet being in embryonic
state, this framework has all signs of
transforming a self-regulating platform into
a completely new global business sector
with its law, regulators, service providers,
and an oversight system backed up by
enforcement, including sanctions. Skeptics
do not expect the NSA stepping too far from
its main premise of safeguarding the
interests of national security by continuing
on its course of global spying. As an
outcome, we enjoy the emergence of more
services stretching from new Apps
promising to protect us from electronic
spying, whether it is government, malicious
or just curious hackers to off-grid data
storage solutions. As a middle ground
between them, there are dedicated data
storage solutions, which guarantee that
your data is not “out there somewhere in
the cloud”, but instead is on private
servers. And there is another specialty that
is getting more traction: cryptography. The
development of “cryptosystems” that
include elements that render data
undecipherable should not fall into the
wrong hands is becoming a
serious business. <
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EPEX SPOT Price Data Incorporated on EEX
Transparency Platform
As of September 3, 2015, EEX Transparency Platform displays day-ahead and
intraday prices for the Austrian, Germany and Swiss markets operated by EPEX SPOT.
The day-ahead auction for Switzerland closes daily at 11 am (CET/CEST) and for the joint
market area of Germany/Austria at 12 pm. Although the price determination will
immediately started after that gate closure and the results are published in accordance to the
auction rules at EPEX SPOT’s website, the publication at the EEX Transparency Platform will
be done simultaneously with the disclosure of the forecasted in-feed of wind and solar energy
and the planned power production at 6 pm daily. This follows the fact that the day-ahead
auction prices together with the forecasted in-feed of renewables are main drivers for the
planned power production of conventional generating units.
The intraday prices are taken from the weighted average figures calculated for the continuous
trading in frequent intervals by EPEX SPOT. The figures shown on the EEX Transparency
Platform include the hourly contracts only, and are disclosed one hour after the passed
operational hour since intraday prices together with the actual in-feed of renewables impact
the actual power production of individual conventional generating units.
ZEMA is used by the front, mid, and back-office professionals in power market. To learn how ZEMA can
be tailored to your specific needs and give you access to the right information, book a complimentary ZEMA demo at
www.ze.com/book-a-demo.
See the original announcement.
EEX Starts Trading in Cap Futures for German Market
On September 14, 2015, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) launched
Cap Futures, which allow to hedge against price peaks that may occur on the
German intraday power market.
ISIN WKN Short code Name
DE000A160PX2 A160PX C1B1 German Intraday Cap Future
DE000A160PY0 A160PY C1B2 German Intraday Cap Future
DE000A160PZ7 A160PZ C1B3 German Intraday Cap Future
DE000A160P05 A160P0 C1B4 German Intraday Cap Future
DE000A160P13 A160P1 C1B5 German Intraday Cap Future
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The amount of the payment corresponds to the difference between the market price,
measured by the ID3-Price published by EPEX SPOT, and the amount of the cap. The Cap
Future is a financially settled derivatives contract developed against the backdrop of the
increasing generation of renewable energies, which cannot be planned reliably in advance.
This in turn, means that an increasing number of price peaks can occur on the German
Intraday Market. For example, the Cap Future enables marketers of wind energy to hedge
against high prices for compensating purchases should the wind yield prove to be lower than
expected. Operators of conventional, flexible power plants can hedge against the price peaks
to be expected in advance and, therefore, secure the expected revenues from price peaks.
ZEMA collects thousands of regular data reports on power, more than 700 of which are based in Europe. To learn more
about ZEMA’s huge data library, visit www.ze.com/the-zema-solutions/data.
EEX Launched French Power Options
On September 14, 2015, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) registered
the first trades in its new French power options. First transactions were concluded
in French options for annual delivery in 2016. EEX’s offering for power options comprises
European-style options on monthly, quarterly and annual contracts (base load only).
Since 2004, EEX has been offering power options for Germany / Austria (“Phelix Options”)
markets and extended its line to the French, Italian and Spanish market areas on
27 August 2015.
The graph below shows a comparison of historical French base load electricity futures prices
to historical Phelix futures prices on the European Energy Exchange. Analysis like this can be
easily generated within ZEMA’s Market Analyzer. To learn more, book a ZEMA demonstration
at www.ze.com/book-a-demo.
© Graph created with ZEMA
(Data Source: EEX French Power Futures and Phelix Futures reports)
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Data Source: EEX French Power Futures and Phelix Futures reports
Nord Pool Spot Announces New Intraday Web Platform
Nord Pool Spot launches the common intraday trading solution - Nord Pool
Spot Intraday Web on September/October 10, 2015.
Nord Pool Spot Intraday Web is backed by Elbas platform and will be available to customers
trading in all countries where Nord Pool Spot operates. Intraday Web is also compatible with
the future requirements of intraday coupling across Europe.
This will be the latest delivery in Nord Pool Spot’s concerted drive to provide a future-proof
single trading and clearing solution, addressing the needs of its customers in a rapidly
changing European market.
Nord Pool Spot Intraday Web will offer a complete European product offering tailored to each
market, including 15, 30 and 60 minute products, all standard block products and
customizable blocks.
The graph below shows historical Nordpool electricity prices for Finland. Analyses like this can
be easily generated within ZEMA’s Market Analyser. To learn more, book a
ZEMA demonstration at www.ze.com/book-a-demo.
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Argus to Start Slovenia OTC Base Load Electricity Assessments
Effective September 1, 2015, Argus launches new series of daily electricity
OTC assessment for Slovenia reported in Euro/MWh:
PA-code Price type Continuous forward Description
PA0017216 1 0 Slovenia OTC base load day-ahead
PA0017216 2 0 Slovenia OTC base load day-ahead
PA0017217 1 1 Slovenia OTC base load month
PA0017217 2 1 Slovenia OTC base load month
PA0017218 1 1 Slovenia OTC base load year
PA0017218 2 1 Slovenia OTC base load year
PA0017219 1 1 Slovenia OTC base load week
PA0017219 2 1 Slovenia OTC base load week
Argus Adds ISO-NE and PJM Forward Curves
On September 18, 2015, Argus started publishing the following markets
to the Argus North American Electricity Forward Curves:
MarketId Description
276 ISO-NE - Maine Zone
277 ISO-NE - NEMA Zone
278 ISO-NE - New Hampshire Zone
279 ISO-NE - Rhode Island Zone
280 ISO-NE - SEMA Zone
281 ISO-NE - WCMA Zone
282 PJM - AECO Zone
283 PJM - AEP Zone
284 PJM - APS Zone
285 PJM - Dayton Zone
286 PJM - Duquesne Zone
287 PJM - Penelec Zone
288 PJM - RECO Zone
ZEMA, an enterprise data management solution, has been collecting ISO data since
deregulation of power markets. ZEMA collects generation, price, and other data reports in all
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granularities, including monthly, daily, hourly, and 5-minute. Additionally, ZEMA has
advanced display and analytic capabilities which make the task of assessing electricity
markets simple. To learn more, visit http://www.ze.com/the-zema-solutions/.
Platts to Publish European Electricity Midpoint Assessments
Effective September/October 2, 2015, Platts starts publishing publish a single value
for each of its European electricity assessments in European Power Daily, European
Power Alert and Platts Market Data. The value will reflect the midpoint of the current high-low
assessment range. Platts will publish price assessments in its European Power Daily
newsletter and European Power Alert real-time services that reflect themidpoint values only,
and will no longer display the high and low range.
Platts already publishes midpoint values in GBP/MWh and Eur/MWh for UK power in
European Power Daily. Platts assesses the Polish and Turkish electricity markets on a
midpoint only basis since December 2013 and July 2014, respectively.
Platts will continue to publish a high-low range around its midpoint assessments for European
power symbols in Market Data categories EE and PE, as well as the high-low range around its
midpoint assessments for the German forward assessments in a separate table in European
Power Daily.
Platts Discontinues German Far Month Power Assessments
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts discontinues the following German
forward electricity assessments:
• German month-ahead+4 baseload and peakload (AAFPE00 and AAFPJ00)
• German month-ahead+5 baseload and peakload (AAFPF00 and AAFPK00)
Assessments reflect over-the-counter trade for physical delivery; they are published on
European Power Alert page 58, in Platts Market Data categories EE and PE and in European
Power Daily.
Platts will continue to assess the German month-ahead+3 baseload and peakload contracts
(AAFPD00 and AAFPI00).
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FERC Proposes Price Formation Adjustments
for Organized Markets
On September 17, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published the
Notice of Proposed Ruling that is aimed at fixing the price formation mechanisms for the
power markets.
FERC proposes to address two practices that fail to provide appropriate signals for resources
to respond to the actual operating needs and properly reflect system conditions and costs to
serve consumers when compensating resources within organized markets:
1. Requiring that each organized market align settlement and dispatch intervals by settling
real-time energy and operating reserves transactions financially at the same time interval
that it dispatches energy and prices operating reserves. Currently, while all markets dis-
patch resources sub hourly, some settle those transactions based on an hourly integrated
price – a price that equals the average price for all individual dispatch intervals across an
hour. The proposed settlement interval reform provides incentives for market participants
to follow commitment and dispatch instructions, make efficient investments in facilities
and equipment and maintain reliability.
2. Requiring that each organized market trigger shortage pricing for any dispatch interval
during which a shortage of energy or operating reserves occurs. In some markets a
shortage is required to last a minimum time period before shortage pricing is triggered. As a
result, there is a delay between the time when a system experiences a shortage of
energy and operating reserves and the time when prices reflect those shortages. The
proposed shortage pricing trigger reform will require a shortage of any duration to be
reflected in prices, and will thus compensate resources for the value of the services they
provide when the system needs energy or operating reserves.
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EIA Starts Monthly Survey-based Reporting
of U.S. Crude Production
On August 31, 2015, EIA started survey-based reporting of monthly U.S. crude
oil production statistics into its Petroleum Supply Monthly report.
The expanded “Monthly Crude Oil, Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report”
survey collects monthly oil production data from a sample of operators of oil and gas wells in
15 individual states and the federal Gulf of Mexico; production from all remaining states and
the federal Pacific is reported collectively in an “other states” category. The states and regions
individually surveyed include Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia,
Wyoming, and the federal Gulf of Mexico.
Estimates of U.S. oil production by EIA have been based in the past on tax and other
production data obtained directly from state agencies. Given the timetable for EIA’s data
products, much of that information is lagged and incomplete at the time of initial publication.
For several states, the time from a particular month’s originally reported production volume
to when that same month’s reporting could be considered final (i.e., with no or very minimal
further revisions) is several months to well over a year. The survey-based approach improves
regional estimates by representing well over 90% of oil production in the United States.
Crude oil production data collected on the expanded survey are used as inputs to several EIA
products, including the Petroleum Supply Monthly and widely followed forecasts such as the
Short-Term Energy Outlook and the Annual Energy Outlook. Crude oil production data con-
tinue to be available in its prior locations on EIA’s data pages and will also be presented on
EIA’s Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production webpage alongside natural gas data from
the expanded operator survey. Later in 2015, EIA will include estimates of monthly crude oil
production by density, as measured by API gravity, for the individually surveyed states and the
federal Gulf of Mexico.
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The ZEMA graph below shows monthly U.S. Crude Production from EIA Monthly Survey which
is available in ZEMA database. This data for every region is also available in ZEMA. Analysis
like this can easily be generated within ZEMA’s Market Analyzer tool. To learn more, or to book
a complimentary ZEMA demonstration, visit www.ze.com/book-a-demo/.
Data Source: EIA Monthly U.S. Crude Production
To learn more about the price of petroleum products in the United States, you can use ZEMA to view records
from and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). To book a complimentary ZEMA demonstration, visit
www.ze.com/book-a-demo/.
ICE Futures Singapore Launches Mini Brent and Mini Gasoil
Effective September/October 17, 2015, ICE Futures Singapore and ICE
Clear Singapore launch new contracts for Brent and gasoil, subject to final
approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore:
Mini Brent Futures
• Contract Symbol: BM
• Contract Size: 100 barrels
• Unit of Trading: Any multiple of 100 barrels
• Currency: US Dollars
Mini Gasoil Futures
• Contract Symbol: GM
• Contract Size: 10 metric tons
• Unit of Trading: Any multiple of 10 metric tons
• Currency: US Dollars
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ZEMA is used by the front, mid, and back-office professionals in the petroleum market. To learn how
ZEMA can be tailored to your specific needs and give you access to the right information, book a complimentary ZEMA
demo at www.ze.com/book-a-demo.
CME Lists Light Louisiana Crude Oil Average Price Options
Effective September 14, 2015, CME launches new European-style Light
Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil Average Price Option contracts
Contract Name Commodity Code
LLS (Argus) Crude Oil Average Price Option XAO
LLS (Argus) vs. WTI Crude Oil Average Price Option WJO
LLS (Argus) vs. Brent Crude Oil Average Price Option LRO
The graph blow demonstrates what type of analysis can be performed with ZEMA on CME LLS
swaps. Leverage ZEMA’s sophisticated analytical functionalities to make more informed
decisions. To learn more, book a complimentary ZEMA demonstration.
NYMEX Launches Options on Brent Futures
Effective October 12, 2015, NYMEX starts trading American-style option on
Brent Crude Oil Futures with premium paid at time of exercise or assignment.
Description Option on Brent Crude Oil Futures
Code BZO
Trading Venues Globex, ClearPort & NYMEX Trading Floor
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Product Size 1,000 Barrels
Series Listing Convention
CME Globex: Monthly contracts listed for
18 consecutive months CME ClearPort & Open
Outcry: Monthly contracts listed for the current year
and the next 7 calendar years.
Initial Contracts
CME Globex: Dec-15 – May-17
CME ClearPort & Open Outcry: Dec-15 – Dec-22
Exercise Style American
Block Eligible / Minimum Block Quantity Yes / 25
Exercise Price Intervals and Listings
ATM +/- 100 strikes at 0.50 intervals followed by
20 strikes at 2.50 intervals followed by 10 strikes
at 5.00 intervals followed by 70 strikes at
10.00 intervals
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analysis was developed in ZEMA, ZE’s data management software.
Data Source : NYMEX
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Argus Adds Mid-Atlantic Asphalt Series
Effective September 18, 2015, Argus starts publishing weekly asphalt
assessments for mid-Atlantic region:
PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
Description Unit Category
PA0017626 0 1
Asphalt (bitumen) cif
mid-Atlantic
USD/st ->Asphalt->Americas->US east coast
PA0017626 0 2
Asphalt (bitumen) cif
mid-Atlantic
USD/st ->Asphalt->Americas->US east coast
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Argus Starts DeWitt C5 and Hydrocarbon Resins Assessment
Effective September 21, 2015, Argus adds monthly DeWitt C5 and
Hydrocarbon Resins series.
PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
Continuous
forward
PA0017291 0 8 1
DCPD UPR grade US
import cif Canada
USD/t
Petrochemicals->
Hydrocarbons
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Argus Expands Crude Oil and NGL Pipeline Tariff Set
Effective September 01, 2015 Argus adds new monthly assessments
for North American pipeline tariff :
PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
PA0017297 2 20
Crude pipeline tariff
Hardisty - Houston heavy
uncommitted
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0017298 2 20
Crude pipeline tariff North
Dakota - Clearbrook
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0017299 2 20
Crude pipeline tariff West
Texas - Houston
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0017300 2 20
Wyoming - Cushing
uncommitted
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
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PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
PA0017301 2 20
Wyoming - Cushing >30kbd
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0017302 2 20
NGL pipeline tariff Conway -
Mont Belvieu
USC/USG
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->NGL
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Argus Adds New German Gasoil and Gasoline Codes
Effective October 12, 2015, Argus starts publishing new daily German fuel
series, which will appear in DGRFUEL module:
PA-code
Price
type
Description Diff basis Category
PA0015364 2
Gasoil heating oil 50ppm
Cologne Lowland Germany
fca truck
-
->Products->Gasoil/Diesel/
Heating oil->Northwest Europe
PA0015364 1
fca truck
-
PA0015365 4
fca truck index
-
PA0015380 1
Gasoil diesel EN 590
10ppm Cologne Lowland
Germany fca truck
-
PA0015380 2
Germany fca truck
-
PA0015381 4
Germany fca truck index
-
PA0015396 1
Gasoline 95r E5 Cologne
Lowland Germany fca truck
-
->Products->Gasoline->
Northwest Europe
PA0015396 2
-
Northwest Europe
PA0015397 4
index
-
Northwest Europe
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PA-code
Price
type
Description Diff basis Category
PA0015412 4
index
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
PA0015412 49
index
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
PA0015413 4
Gasoline 98r Cologne
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
PA0015413 49
Gasoline 98r Cologne
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
PA0016332 6
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
PA0016332 7
Gasoline 95r E5
Cologne Lowland
Germany
Northwest Europe
Effective October 19, 2015, the following daily codes will be added to the Argus German Fuels
(Handel) data module
PA-code
Price
type
PA0015366 2
southeast Germany fca truck
Euro/100l
PA0015366 1
Euro/100l
PA0015366 8
Euro/100l
PA0015367 4
index
Euro/100l
PA0015382 2
Gasoil diesel EN 590 10ppm
Euro/100l
PA0015382 1
Euro/100l
PA0015382 8
Euro/100l
PA0015383 4
index
Euro/100l
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Platts Launches Asia Metallocene C6 LLDPE Assessments
Effective September 30, 2015, Platts starts assessing CFR China, CFR Southeast
Asia, CFR South Asia metallocene C6 linear low density polyethylene prices on
a weekly basis. The assessment methodology for metallocene C6 LLDPE is as follows:
Assessment window: Weekly assessments of metallocene C6 LLDPE based on
latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment window at
4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) on Wednesday.
Timing: Cargoes for delivery 15-30 days forward from date of publication.
Basis and locations: CFR China: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Huangpu, Guangzhou,
Xingang and Qingdao, Shantou, Tianjin;
CFR South East Asia: Indonesia (Jakarta, Surabaya), Singapore, Philippines (Manila Bay),
Malaysia (Port Klang),Thailand (Map Tap Phut, Laem Chabang), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh);
CFR South Asia: India (Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Nhava Sheva), Pakistan (Karachi).
Cargo size: 100-500 mt
Terms and conditions: LC 30-90 days credit terms
Quality specification: 1-Hexene comonomer with a density of 918-940 kg/m3 with a melt
flow index between 1.0-4.5
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Platts Launches West African Grade Gasoline
Cargo Assessments
On September 3, 2015, Platts launches new assessments relating to imports of gasoline into
West Africa.
• West Africa Gasoline FOB Northwest Europe. The FOB Northwest European assessment
is basis FOB Amsterdam, with bids and offers from other locations in Northwest Europe
normalized back to Amsterdam. The FOB NWE cargo assessment represents cargoes of
34,000 mt plus/minus 10% tolerance with other cargo sizes also considered for
assessment purposes but normalized back to the reference cargo size.
• West Africa Gasoline CIF West Africa. The CIF West Africa assessment is to be calculated as
a freight net-forward from the FOB Northwest European assessment, using a basket of two
Worldscale flat rates; Amsterdam-Lome and Amsterdam-Lagos. The 2015 Worldscale flat
rate used to calculate the net-forward formula for the CIF assessment is $19.11/mt. This
CIF assessment would be calculated by multiplying the Worldscale flat rate by the Platts
daily tanker rate assessment for UKC-West Africa 37,000 mt cargoes (PFAMH00).
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Platts to Start Daily Ethanol Grade B CFR Ulsan Assessment
Platts proposes to start assessing Ethanol Grade B on a CFR Ulsan basis
from October 1, 2015.
The daily assessment would reflect the daily traded or tradable value of imported Ethanol
Grade B at 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT). It is proposed that the assessment will
reflect typical grade B specifications, normalized to standard Ethanol Grade B at 20 degrees
with a maximum of 40mg/100ml of higher alcohols. Volume would be normalized to
5,000 cu m, while the timing would be for delivery to Ulsan 60-90 days forward.
As per Platts’ methodology, the assessment would be made using transactional information
collected daily, including transactions, bids and offers. In the absence of representative CFR
Ulsan price information, Platts may also refer to FOB prices from relevant supply origins using
prevailing spot freight rates.
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Platts Launches CFR Singapore Naphtha Assessment
On September 1, 2015, Platts launches a CFR Singapore naphtha assessment.
The new assessment reflects cargoes delivering into any approved Platts FOB Straits
terminal 15-30 days ahead of the date of publication and of parcel size in the range of
50,000 to 150,000 barrels. Platts would publish the assessment as both an outright value
and as a differential against the FOB Singapore Naphtha MOPS Strip. Platts will assess CFR
Singapore naphtha with the following standard specifications:
Property Unit Test Method Specification
Density kg/L ASTM D 4052 Min 0.660
Research Octane Number ASTM D 2700 Min 72.0
Total sulfur wt.ppm ASTM D 5453 Max 250.0
Benzene content %vol ASTM D 5580 Max 2.5
50% evaporated deg C ASTM D86 Min 50
Lead wt.ppb ICP-MS 13 Max.
Arsenic wt.ppb ICP-MS 20 Max.
Initial Boiling Point deg C ASTM D 86 25 Min.
Final Boiling Point deg C ASTM D 86 204 Max.
Mercury wt.ppb UOP 938 Report
Paraffins vol% ASTM D 6839 Report
Olefins vol% ASTM D 6839 Report
Naphthenes vol% ASTM D 6839 Report
Aromatics vol% ASTM D 6839 Report
Oxygenated Compounds vol% ASTM D 6839 0.2 Max.
Mercaptan sulfur wt% ASTM D 3227 Max 0.001
RVP psi ASTM D 6378 Max 13.0
This assessment will be published on Platts Global Alert, Platts Asia-Pacific/Arab Gulf
Marketscan and in the Platts price assessment database.
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The graph below shows the average monthly swap futures for Singapore Naphtha
and Singapore Jet Kerosene.
Data Source: CME NYMEX Futures Settlement report
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Platts Launches Daily Medium Range
Americas Clean Tanker Assessments
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts launched six new daily Medium Range(MR)clean tanker
assessments from the US and Canada to reflect established trade routes for clean products
out of these regions and are based on modern MR tonnage:
1. US GULF COAST TO EAST COAST MEXICO: This assessment reflects the US Gulf Coast to
East Coast Mexico route for a clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The
assessment reflects loadings from the US Gulf Coast, such as Port Arthur, Houston and the
Galveston Lightering and Anchorage area, and discharge at ports including Coatzacoalcos
(Pajaritos) and Tuxpan.
2. US GULF COAST TO CHILE: This assessment reflects the US Gulf Coast to Chile route for a
clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The assessment reflects loadings from US
Gulf Coast ports such as Port Arthur, Port of South Louisiana and Houston, and discharge
at ports including Quintero, Mejillones and Iquique.
3. US GULF COAST TO PERU: This assessment reflects the US Gulf Coast to Peru route for a
clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The assessment reflects loadings from US
Gulf Coast ports such as Houston, Pascagoula and Corpus Christi, and discharge at ports
including Callao and La Pampilla.
4. US GULF COAST TO ECUADOR: This assessment reflects the US Gulf Coast to Ecuador route
for a clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The assessment reflects loadings from
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US Gulf Coast ports such as Texas City, Houston and Corpus Christi, and discharge at the
ports of La Libertad and Esmeraldas (Balao).
5. US GULF COAST TO CARIBBEAN: This assessment reflects the US Gulf Coast to Caribbean
route for a clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The assessment reflects
loadings from US Gulf Coast ports such as Houston, Port Arthur, Port of South Louisiana
and Corpus Christi, and discharge at ports including Puerto Prodeco, Cartagena and
Barranquilla in Colombia; Jose in Venezuela; St Eustatius; Rio Haina in Dominican
Republic; Kingston in Jamaica and St Lucia.
6. EAST COAST CANADA TO US ATLANTIC COAST: This assessment reflects the East Coast
Canada to US Atlantic Coast route for a clean MR tanker carrying a cargo of 38,000 mt. The
assessment reflects loadings from ports such as Saint John and Whiffen Head (Come By
Chance) and discharge at ports including Boston, Portland and New York.
The new Americas clean tanker assessments appear in Platts Clean Tankerwire, on Platts
Global Alert page 1912 and in the price database.
Platts Launches US VGO Outright Assessments
On September 1, 2015, Platts began publishing outright price values for its
eight US Gulf Coast, Atlantic Coast and West Coast vacuum gasoil assessments.
These outright price assessments are published in US dollars per barrel and complement
existing assessments of VGO, which are published as differentials against WTI crude for 0.5%,
1% and 2% sulfur VGO.
The new symbols are:
• AUVGA00: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge
• AUVGA03: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge MAvg
• AAYMW00: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge
• AAYMW03: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge MAvg
• AUVGD00: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USWC Barge
• AUVGD03: VGO 0.5% Sulfur CIF USWC Barge MAvg
• AUVGB00: VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge
• AUVGB03: VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge MAvg
• AAZMW00: VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge
• AAZMW03: VGO 1% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge MAvg
• AUVGC00: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge
• AUVGC03: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USAC Barge MAvg
• AUVGO00: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge
• AUVGO03: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USGC Barge MAvg
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• AUVGE00: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USWC Barge
• AUVGE03: VGO 2% Sulfur CIF USWC Barge MAvg
The assessments will appear in North American Crude and Products Scan and on PGA pages
764 and 765.
Platts currently assesses gasoline and heating oil-related differentials in cents per gallon for
USGC, USAC and USWC VGO, where these differentials represent the value of VGO compared
with a weighted average of Platts waterborne gasoline (70%) and waterborne heating oil
(30%) assessments.
Platts Launches US DINP, DOTP Assessments
Platts launches US DINP and DOTP assessments on a weekly basis
starting October 1, 2015.
Specifications for standard DINP are: Density between 0.97-0.98 g/cm3. The proposed
weekly domestic delivered East of the Rockies (DER) price assessment to medium-sized
customers by tank car or truck would reflect a cargo size of 44,000-45,000 lb. Larger cargo
sizes may be assessed, but will be normalized to standard volumes. Minimum purity level
would be at 99.6% with a maximum water content of 0.05%.
Specifications for DOTP are: Density between 0.98-0.99 g/cm3. The proposed weekly
domestic delivered East of the Rockies (DER) price assessment to medium-sized customers
by tank car or truck would reflect a cargo size of 44,000-45,000 lb. Larger cargo sizes may be
assessed, but will be normalized to standard volumes. Minimum purity level would be at 99%
with a maximum water content of 0.1%.
Platts Starts Daily Ethanol Grade B CFR Ulsan Assessment
On October 1, 2015, Platts starts assessing Ethanol Grade B on a CFR Ulsan
basis. The daily assessment reflects the daily traded or tradable value of imported
Ethanol Grade B at 1630 Singapore time (0830 GMT). The assessment reflects typical
grade B specifications, normalized to standard Ethanol Grade B at 20 degrees with a
maximum of 40mg/100ml of higher alcohols. Volume will be normalized to 5,000 cu m, while
the timing will be for delivery to Ulsan 60-90 days forward.
The assessment will be made using transactional information collected daily, including
transactions, bids and offers. In the absence of representative CFR Ulsan price information,
Platts may also refer to FOB prices from relevant supply origins using prevailing spot
freight rates.
The assessment is available in BiofuelScan, Platts Biofuels Alert, Platts Weekly Ethanol Report
and Platts Market Data category BF.
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Platts Launches Rotterdam 0.1% Sulfur Bunker Fuel Assessment
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts launches a new assessment for
an ECA-compliant, 0.1% sulfur bunker fuel, following a proposal note. The new
assessments for this product would be assessed on a delivered basis in Rotterdam,
and published in dollars per metric ton.
This new assessment is due to the introduction of sulfur emissions rules for vessels in the
Emissions Control Area around Northwest Europe.From January 1, 2015, ships traveling
within the Northwest European ECA have had to limit sulfur emissions from fuel to 0.1%, down
from the previous maximum of 1%, according to International Maritime Organization rules.
It is highly possible that an ECA-compliant bunker fuel that features aspects of residual fuel
oils, which have traditionally been a component of bunker fuel, and less sulfur-intense
distillate fuels, will develop into the new market.
The new assessment would reflect the following specifications:
Specifications generally conform with those of RMG 380 CST, but with a 0.1% maximum
sulfur. Platts proposes to reflect the value of 0.1% maximum sulfur with 380 CST max
viscosity (at 50 degrees centigrade) and 0.991kg/l density with a maximum combined
aluminum and silicon content of 80 ppm, 30 max Pour Point, Flash min 60 degrees C,
CCR max 18%, Ash max 0.15%, Water max 0.5%, Vanadium max 300 mg/kg, TSP 0.1%,
Zinc max 15 mg/kg, Phosphorus max 15 mg/kg, Calcium max 30 mg/kg, Free from used
lubricating oils (ULO) (calcium > 30 and zinc > 15; or calcium > 30 and phosphorus > 15),
H2S 2ppm max.
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Platts will continue to publish its current assessments for marine gasoil, which is also
ECA-compliant.
Platts Adds European Petroleum Forward Curves
On October 1, 2015, Platts launches assessments for the value at
16:30 London time of the 180 CST Singapore Fuel Oil cargo swaps,
380 CST Singapore Fuel Oil cargo swaps and 380 CST and East-West fuel oil swap spreads,
which represent the difference between each comparable month’s 380 CST Singapore
Fuel Oil cargoes and FOB Rotterdam 3.5% Fuel Oil Barge swaps. This real-time information
expands the content and coverage offered on Platts Forward Curve Europe service for the
European derivatives markets.
Page Status Content
PPE 1691 (NEW PAGE)
Platts FO 380CST SG Crg vs FO
3.5% FOB Rdam Brg at London
PPE 1694 (NEW PAGE)
Platts Fuel Oil FOB Singapore
Cargo Swaps at London
Platts Adds Panama Canal, Santos Bunker Assessments
Platts proposes to launch assessments for 380 CST and 180 CST bunker
fuel and marine gasoil in the Panama Canal and Santos, Brazil, with effect from
January 4, 2016.
The 380 CST and 180 CST assessments would reflect material with a maximum sulfur content
of 3.5%. The MGO assessments would reflect material with a maximum sulfur content of 0.1%
for delivery three to seven days forward.
Platts currently assesses 380 3.5%S, 180 3.5%S and MGO on an ex-wharf basis in the
Panamanian ports of Balboa and Cristobal, which will serve as the basis for the new Panama
Canal assessment. Typically, the values for these products in these ports on either side of the
canal are the same. On those occasions when one port is valued differently than the other
port, the Panama Canal assessment would reflect the lower value.
Specification and assessment parameters would be detailed in Platts’ Americas Refined Oil
Products Methodology and Specifications Guide. Platts will publish these new assessments in
Bunkerwire and Marine Alert.
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Platts to Publish Outright US Straight Run Fuel
Oil Assessments
Platts is proposing to publish outright price values for its four US Gulf Coast and
Atlantic Coast straight run fuel oil assessments, with effect from December 1, 2015.
These outright price assessments would be published in US dollars per barrel, and
complement existing assessments of straight run fuel oil, which are published as differentials
versus front-month cash WTI for low and high sulfur on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.
These assessments appear in US Marketscan and North American Crude and Products Scan.
DGCX Launches Mini WTI Crude Oil Cash Settled Futures
On October 09, 2015, DGCX introduced cash settled Mini West Texas
Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil Futures. See the specifications of the contract below:
Specifications Parameters Specifications Parameters
Contract Symbol DWTIM
Underlying DGCX Mini West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures
Contract Size 100 barrels (4,200 gallons)
Price Quote US Dollars and Cents per barrel
Tick Size USD 0.01 per barrel
Maximum Order Size
5,000 contracts for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All
other entities 2,000 Contracts
Settlement Type Cash Settled
Final Cash Settlement Price Basis
The Business Day following the last day of trading. The front month
settlement price for WTI Crude Oil futures as made public by NYMEX
for the Last Day of Trading of the DGCX front month contract
Trading Months Twelve consecutive months
Last Day of Trading
ThefourthUSbusinessdaypriortothe25thcalendardayofthemonth
thatprecedestheDeliveryMonth.Ifthe25thcalendardayisnotaUS
businessday;LastDayofTradingshallbethefourthUSbusinessday
priortotheUSbusinessdaythatprecedesthe25thcalendarday.Ifthe
fourthUSbusinessdayisnotaDGCXBusinessDay,thenthepreceding
DGCXBusinessDayshallbetheLastDayofTrading
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Argus Discontinues Some Hardisty and Medford Assessments
Effective August 03, 2015, Argus stops three monthly assessments for
North American pipeline tariff:
PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
PA0011043 2 20
Hardisty - Cushing medium
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0011044 2 20
Hardisty - Cushing heavy
USD/bl
->Freight->Pipeline
tarrifs->Crude oil
PA0011069 2 20
NGL pipeline tariff Medford
- Mont Belvieu
USC/USG ->Freight->Pipeline tarrifs->NGL
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Argus Discontinues Some Crude Oil Differentials
On October 5, 2015, Argus stopped publishing some weekly crude oil
codes in the DAGM module with North Sea Dated used for differential basis:
PA-code
Price
type
Description Start date Unit Category
PA5000679 3 Belayim formula snapshot 01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
->Crude->Official/Formula
Price->Mediterranean
PA5000716 3
Ras al-Behar formula
snapshot
01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
PA5000717 3
Ras Budran formula
snapshot
01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
PA5000718 3
Ras Gharib formula
snapshot
01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
PA5000724 3
Suez Blend formula
snapshot
01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
PA5000730 3
Zeit Bay formula
snapshot
01-Apr-1996 USD/bl
PA5000742 3
Western Desert formula
snapshot
01-Jun-2004 USD/bl
PA5001319 3 Qarun formula snapshot 13-Jan-2012 USD/bl
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Argus Stops Some US Base Oils
On September 25, 2015, Argus ceased weekly publication of US Base Oils, which have
been in circulation since January 2010:
PA-code Time stamp Price type Description
PA0007542 0 1 Base oil Group 2 N200 fob United States $/t
PA0007546 0 1 Base oil Group 2 N200 fob United States $/USG
PA0008612 0 1 Base oil Group 2 N200 US domestic $/t
Platts Discontinues 1% bunker fuel Assessments
for NWE, Gibraltar, Algeciras and Malta
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts discontinues its Northwest European, Gibraltar,
Algeciras and Malta low sulfur (1% sulfur) bunker fuel assessments. Platts will continue to
assess low sulfur bunker fuel in the ports of Genoa and Piraeus reflecting the continuation of
regional coastal and domestic usage.
In January 2015, low sulfur fuel oil became largely redundant as a bunker fuel. In the wake of
the January 1, 2015 implementation of legislation from the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which further limited the sulfur emissions from
ships operating within any Emission Control Area to a maximum of 0.1% from the previous
1%, bunker demand for 1% sulfur fuel oil largely disappeared. Demand for low sulfur bunker
fuel has generally been replaced by demand for marine gasoil, or other similar, ultra
low sulfur fuels.
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Platts is maintaining its Genoa and Piraeus low sulfur bunker fuel assessments in order to
reflect remaining pockets of demand specific to those two ports. Platts will continue to publish
assessments for marine gasoil (0.1% sulfur) for all of its existing European and African ports.
The table below lists all affected assessments and their PGA codes:
Code Assessment PGA Page Monthly Code Month PGA Page
AASTY00 Rotterdam LS 1% PGA1850 AASTY03 PGA1861
AASUA00 Antwerp LS 1% PGA1850 AASUA03 PGA1861
AASUM00 Dunkirk LS 1% PGA1850 AASUM03 PGA1861
AASUC00 Hamburg LS 1% PGA1850 AASUM03 PGA1861
AAVVZ00 Gothenburg 1% PGA1870 AAVVZ03 PGA1871
AASUE00 Great Belt LS 1% PGA1870 AASUE03 PGA1871
AASUG00 Gdansk LS 1% PGA1870 AASUG03 PGA1871
AASUI00 St Petersburg LS 1% PGA1870 AASUI03 PGA1871
AAVIW00 Gibraltar LS 1% PGA1860 AAVIW03 PGA1861
AAXCZ00 Algeciras LS 1% PGA1860 AAXCZ03 PGA1861
AARTD00 Malta LS 1% PGA1860 AARTD03 PGA1861
Platts Discontinues Weekly US MX Assessment
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts discontinues weekly US mixed xylenes
contract assessment because a market-wide contract settlement is no longer openly
available and as such the market no longer references or uses the published settlement.
Platts last published a weekly US mixed xylene contract assessment in January 2015 when a
settlement was last disclosed by the parties involved and verified as per Platts methodology.
This assessment is listed under the following code in the Platts price database: Mixed Xylene
USG CP PHBHT03. The assessment also is published in the Platts Petrochemical Alert on page
329 and page 234.
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Platts Discontinues Weekly US DOP Assessment
Effective September 1, 2015 Platts discontinues its weekly US dioctylphthalate
assessment because liquidity in the US market for DOP has dropped significantly
as substitute plasticizers have become more commonplace.
These assessments were published on Page PCA161 and were listed under the following
codes in the Platts price database: DOP FD US Domestic Weekly, PHARA00;
Monthly Average, PHARB03.
These assessments were also published in the Platts Petrochemical Alert.
Platts Ends US Ketones Assessments
On September 1, 2015, Platts discontinues all methyl ethyl ketone and
methyl isobutyl ketone assessments in the US due to a lack of liquidity in these markets:
• MEK FOB USG Weekly - PHADQ00 PHAYT03
• MEK DER US Domestic Weekly - PHADT00 PHAYU03
• MIBK FOB USG Weekly - PHADW00 PHAYX03
• MIBK DER US Domestic Weekly - PHADZ00 PHAYY03
These assessments can be found on Platts Petrochemical Alert and in the
Global Solventswire.
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Platts Discontinues Daily Styrene Balance of the Month
Effective September 1, 2015, Platts discontinues its daily US styrene balance
of the month assessment due to changes in market dynamics. The balance of the
month assessment was not reflective of trade in the market and will be replaced by
an M1 and M2 assessment.
This assessment was listed under the following codes in the Platts price database:
• AAPDZ00 - Styrene bal mo,
• AAPDZ03 - Styrene FOB USG BalMo cts/lb MAvg,
• AAPDZ04 - Styrene FOB USG BalMo cts/lb WAvg.
These assessments were published in the Platts Petrochemical Alert on page 339
and page 234.
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Platts Discontinues US Ethylene Contract Assessment
Platts discontinues its US ethylene posted contract price assessment from
December 1, 2015 because domestic business has moved away from referencing and using
the posted price in contract settlements.
The assessment is currently published in the Platts Petrochemical Alert on pages
PC301 and PC006.
Affected assessments:
• Ethylene USG Posted CP cts/lb -- PHAJI00
• Ethylene USG Posted CP cts/lb MAvg -- PHBDC03
Platts Discontinues Visbreaking Yields, Netbacks, Margins
Effective January 15, 2016, Platts stops publishing all daily, weekly
and monthly Northwest European, Italy and Singapore visbreaking yields,
netbacks and margins because they do not reflect current refining configurations
in the respective regions.
The current visbreaking yield models reflect a topping configuration, primarily crude units and
reformers. Refiners in these regions have increasingly added catalytic crackers, which are
already reflected in the cracking yields, netbacks and margins. Platts will continue to publish
these cracking assessments.
These assessments are published on Platts Global Alert pages 1812, 1822, 2812, 1814,
1824 and 2814. The daily prices are also published in the Crude Oil Marketwire, and the
weekly and monthly prices in Oilgram Price Report. The assessments are also published in
Platts Market Data under the codes listed below.
Northwest Europe Daily
Crude Yield Netback Margin
Arab Heavy TYAAX00 TNAAX00 TNAAXMR
Arab Light TYABV00 TNABV00 TNABVMR
Arab Medium TYADB00 TNADB00 TNADBMR
Azeri Light TYAED00 TNAED00 TNAEDMR
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Basrah Light TYAFR00 TYAFR00 TNAFRMR
Brent TYAHH00 TNAHH00 TNAHHMR
Ekofisk TYAJX00 TNAJX00 TNAJXMR
Flotta Gold TYAKR00 TNAKR00 TNAKRMR
Forties TYALD00 TNALD00 TNALDMR
Gullfaks TYALH00 TNALH00 TNALHMR
Iran Heavy TYALX00 TNALX00 TNALXMR
Iran Light TYAMF00 TNAMF00 TNAMFMR
Kuwait TYAMZ00 TNASF00 TNAMZMR
Statfjord TYASF00 TNASF00 TNASFMR
Urals TYATP00 TNATP00 TNATPMR
Northwest Europe Weekly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy FYAAX00 FNAAX00
Arab Light FYABV00 FNABV00
Arab Medium FYADB00 FNADB00
Azeri Light FYAED00 FNADB00
Basrah Light FYAFR00 FNAED00
Brent FYAHH00 FNAHH00
Ekofisk FYAJX00 FNAJX00
Flotta Gold FYAKR00 FNAKR00
Forties FYALD00 FNALD00
Gullfaks FYALH00 FNALH00
Iran Heavy FYALX00 FNALX00
Iran Light FYAMF00 FNAMF00
Kuwait FYAMZ00 FNAMZ00
Statfjord FYASF00 FNASF00
Urals FYATP00 FNATP00
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Northwest Europe Monthly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy TYAAX03 TNAAX03
Arab Light TYABV03 TNABV03
Arab Medium TYADB03 TNADB03
Azeri Light TYAED03 TNAED03
Basrah Light TYAFR03 TNAFR03
Brent TYAHH03 TNAHH03
Ekofisk TYAJX03 TNAJX03
Flotta Gold TYAKR03 TNAKR03
Forties TYALD03 TNALD03
Gullfaks TYALH03 TNALH03
Iran Heavy TYALX03 TNALX03
Iran Light TYAMF03 TNAMF03
Kuwait TYAMZ03 TNAMZ03
Statfjord TYASF03 TNASF03
Urals TYATP03 TNATP03
Italy Daily
Arab Heavy TYABF00 TNABF00 TNABFMR
Arab Light TYACD00 TNACD00 TNACDMR
Arab Medium TYADJ00 TNADJ00 TNADJMR
Azeri Light TYAEH00 TNAEH00 TNAEHMR
Basrah Light TYAFZ00 TNAFZ00 TNAFZMR
Es Sider TYAKF00 TNAKF00 TNAKFMR
Iran Heavy TYAMB00 TNAMB00 TNAMBMR
Iran Light TYAMJ00 TNAMJ00 TNAMJMR
Kirkuk TYAMW00 TNAMW00 TNAMWMR
Saharan Blend TYARQ00 TNARQ00 TNARQMR
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Suez Blend TYAUP00 TNAUP00 TNAUPMR
Urals TYATT00 TNATT00 TNATTMR
Zuetina TYAUN00 TNAUN00 TNAUNMR
Italy Weekly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy FYABF00 FNABF00
Arab Light FYACD00 FNACD00
Arab Medium FYADJ00 FNADJ00
Azeri Light FYAEH00 FNAEH00
Basrah Light FYAFZ00 FNAFZ00
Es Sider FYAKF00 FNAKF00
Iran Heavy FYAMB00 FNAMB00
Iran Light FYAMJ00 FNAMJ00
Kirkuk FYAMW00 FNAMW00
Saharan Blend FYARQ00 FNARQ00
Suez Blend FYAUP00 FNAUP00
Urals FYATT00 FNATT00
Zuetina FYAUN00 FNAUN00
Italy Monthly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy TYABF03 TNABF03
Arab Light TYACD03 TNACD03
Arab Medium TYADJ03 TNADJ03
Azeri Light TYAEH03 TNAEH03
Basrah Light TYAFZ03 TNAFZ03
Es Sider TYAKF03 TNAKF03
Iran Heavy TYAMB03 TNAMB03
Iran Light TYAMJ03 TNAMJ03
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Crude Yield Netback
Kirkuk TYAMW03 TNAMW03
Saharan Blend TYARQ03 TNARQ03
Suez Blend TYAUP03 TNAUP03
Urals TYATT03 TNATT03
Zuetina TYAUN03 TNAUN03
Singapore Daily
Arab Heavy TYABJ00 TNABJ00 TNABJMR
Arab Light TYACH00 TNACH00 TNACHMR
Arab Medium TYADN00 TNADN00 TNADNMR
Attaka TYADZ00 TNADZ00 TNADZMR
Das Blend TYDSJ00 TNDSJ00 TNDSJMR
Dubai TYAJP00 TNAJP00 TNAJPMR
Duri TYAJT00 TNAJT00 TNAJTMR
Kuwait TYANH00 TNAPT00 TNANHMR
Minas TYAPT00 TNAQA00 TNAPTMR
Murban TYAQA00 TNAQA00 TNAQAMR
Oman TYAQN00 TNAQN00 TNAQNMR
Qatar Land TYARC00 TNARC00 TNARCMR
Qatar Marine TYARG00 TNARG00 TNARGMR
Tapis TYASV00 TNASV00 TNASVMR
Singapore Weekly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy FYABJ00 FNABJ00
Arab Light FYACH00 FNACH00
Arab Medium FYADN00 FNADN00
Attaka FYADZ00 FNADZ00
Das Blend FYDSJ00 FNDSJ00
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Crude Yield Netback
Dubai FYAJP00 FNAJP00
Duri FYAJT00 FNAJT00
Kuwait FYANH00 FNANH00
Minas FYAPT00 FNAPT00
Murban FYAQA00 FNAQA00
Oman FYAQN00 FNAQN00
Qatar Land FYARC00 FNARC00
Qatar Marine FYARG00 FNARG00
Tapis FYASV00 FNASV00
Singapore Monthly
Crude Yield Netback
Arab Heavy TYABJ03 TNABJ03
Arab Light TYACH03 TNACH03
Arab Medium TYADN03 TNADN03
Attaka TYADZ03 TNADZ03
Das Blend TYDSJ03 TNDSJ03
Dubai TYAJP03 TNAJP03
Duri TYAJT03 TNAJT03
Kuwait TYANH03 TNANH03
Minas TYAPT03 TNAPT03
Murban TYAQA03 TNAQA03
Oman TYAQN03 TNAQN03
Qatar Land TYARC03 TNARC03
Qatar Marine TYARG03 TNARG03
Tapis TYASV03 TNASV03
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Platts Discontinues Atlanta CBOB, Atlanta Premium CBOB
Platts proposes to discontinue its assessments for Atlanta CBOB 87 and
Atlanta Premium CBOB 93 with effect from March 31, 2016, following the
US Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of Georgia’s plans to remove the requirement
to sell low sulfur, 7.0 RVP gasoline in the 45-county Georgia Fuel Area during the high ozone
season with effect from October 1, 2015.
From October, Atlanta CBOB (S grade) gasoline is to be replaced by A grade CBOB, which
already trades on the US Gulf Coast and is assessed by Platts under the database code
AARQU00. The Atlanta Premium CBOB (T grade) is replaced by D grade CBOB, for which Platts
is proposing to launch a new assessment from October 1, 2015.
ASSESSMENT CODE
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 87 AAWRV00
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 87 RVP AAWRVRV
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 87 Cycle AAWRVCY
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 93 AAWRW00
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 93 RVP AAWRWRV
• Atlanta prompt pipeline CBOB 93 Cycle AAWRWCY
• Gasoline CBOB 87 Prompt Pipeline Month Average AAWRV03
• Gasoline CBOB 93 Prompt Pipeline Month Average AAWRW03
Platts Discontinues Kumkol Crude Oil Assessments
Effective October 1, 2015, Platts discontinues its CIF Augusta Kumkol
outright and differential assessments due to the conclusion of Kumkol exports
out of the Black Sea.
Platts assessed CIF Augusta Kumkol on a daily basis, reflecting cargoes of between
30,000-100,000 mt loading out of the Black Sea and delivered into the Mediterranean,
both a CIF Augusta Kumkol differential assessment (AALOW00) and an outright assessment
(AAHMP00).
These assessments appeared on Platts Global Alert page MH1220 and in the Platts
Crude Oil Marketwire.
Loadings of the grade once averaged some 170,000 mt/month, but volumes have been
declining gradually over the past several years and have been averaging below 30,000 mt/
month for more than a year.
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Platts Removes Stybarrow, Asian Heavy Sweet Crude Index
With effect from September/October 2, 2015, Platts discontinues its
assessments for Australia’s Stybarrow crude, following the shut in and
disconnection of the oil field.
With the discontinuation of Stybarrow crude, Platts will also discontinue the Asian Heavy
Sweet (AHS) Crude Index with effect from September/October 2, 2015. The AHS composes
an arithmetic average of assessments at Asian market close of Australian heavy sweet crude
grades Enfield, Stybarrow and Vincent.
In the interim period, Stybarrow crude’s spot price will be assessed based on its gross product
worth using the last known crude assay and yields, and values relative to other similar crudes
in the region.
See a complete list of all affected assessments and their PGA codes below.
Code Assessment PGA Page
AARAH00 Stybarrow FOB Australia S’pore Close MH2218, MH2219, MH2240
AARAH03 Stybarrow FOB Australia S’pore Close MAvg
AARAI00 Stybarrow FOB Australia S’pore vs ADB MH2218, MH2240
AARAI03 Stybarrow FOB Australia S’pore vs ADB MAvg
AARAG00 Stybarrow FOB Australia London Close MH2219, MH2260
AARAG03 Stybarrow FOB Australia London Close MAvg
AAXQC00 Asian Heavy Sweet Index S’pore Close MH2205, MH2206
AAXCQ03 Asian Heavy Sweet Index S’pore Close MAvg
AAPDP00 Asian Heavy Sweet Index S’pore vs ADB MH2205, MH2206
AAPDP03 Asian Heavy Sweet Index S’pore vs ADB MAvg
AAPDO00 Asian Heavy Sweet Index London Close MH2206, MH2260
AAPDO03 Asian Heavy Sweet Index London Close MAvg
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Argus Renames Some Cushing Tariff Assessments
Effective September 01, 2015, Argus renames several Cushing assessments:
PA-code
Time
stamp
Price
type
Old Description New Description
PA0011051 2 20
Cushing - Katy/Jones Creek TX
light uncommitted
Crude pipeline tariff Cushing -
Houston/Nederland TX light
uncommitted
PA0011052 2 20
Katy/Jones Creek TX light 5 year
Houston/Nederland TX light 5 year
PA0011053 2 20
Katy/Jones Creek TX light 10 year
Houston/Nederland TX light
10 year
PA0011054 2 20
Katy/Jones Creek TX heavy
uncommitted
Houston/Nederland TX heavy
uncommitted
PA0011055 2 20
Katy/Jones Creek TX heavy 5 year
5 year
PA0011056 2 20
Katy/Jones Creek TX heavy 10 year
10 year
Argus Changes Description of German Fuels
On September 21, 2015, Argus changed description of German gasoil
and gasoline assessments published daily and calculated in Euro/100l:
PA-code Old Description New Description Category
PA0015368
west Germany fca truck
Lower Rhine-Ruhr Germany
fca truck
->Products->Gasoil/
Diesel/Heating oil->
Northwest Europe
PA0015369
west Germany fca truck
index
fca truck index
->Products->Gasoil/
Northwest Europe
PA0015384
10ppm west Germany fca
truck
fca truck
->Products->Gasoil/
Northwest Europe
PA0015385
10ppm west Germany fca
truck index
fca truck index
->Products->Gasoil/
Northwest Europe
PA0015400
Gasoline 95r E5 west
Germany fca truck
Gasoline 95r E5 Lower Rhine-
Ruhr Germany fca truck
->Products->
Gasoline->Northwest
Europe
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PA-code Old Description New Description Category
PA0015401
Gasoline 95r E5 Lower Rhine-
Ruhr Germany fca truck index
->Products->
Gasoline->Northwest
Europe
PA0015416
Gasoline 95r E10 Lower
Rhine-Ruhr Germany fca truck
index
->Products->
Gasoline->Northwest
Europe
PA0015417
Gasoline 98r west Germany
fca truck
Gasoline 98r Lower Rhine-
Ruhr Germany fca truck
->Products->
Gasoline->Northwest
Europe
PA0016334
Germany fca truck
Gasoline 95r E10 Lower
Rhine-Ruhr Germany fca truck
->Products->
Gasoline->Northwest
Europe
Platts Updates Publication Timing for Forward Dated Brent
Starting from October 1, 2015, Platts will publish assessments of
Brent Frontline Swap (DFL) and the corresponding forward Dated Brent values
for 36 months ahead of the date of publication.
Platts currently publishes DFLs and the corresponding Forward Dated Brent values for seven
months ahead of the date of publication, including the balance month contract. The
publication of a longer and more granular forward DFL and Forward Dated Brent assessment
is aimed at increasing visibility, and will move the assessment into line with other Platts
London time assessments of Brent-related crude oil swaps markets.
Platts currently publishes six quarterly and three annual DFL and Forward Dated Brent
assessments DFL. There would be no change to the number of annual DFL and Forward Dated
Brent assessments.
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NGX Expands to Alliance Transfer Pool
On September 14, 2015, NGX added 11 new contracts with the delivery point
at Alliance Transfer Pool (ATP). This delivery point is a new location for NGX and includes
two new contracts for fixed pricing (CDN and USD), eight index price contracts (physical
delivery), and one contract priced at locational spread between new ATP and existing Alberta
NIT point (ATP Spread):
1. NGX Phys FUT, FP (CA/GJ), APC-ATP
2. NGX Phys FUT, FP (US/MM), APC-ATP
3. NGX Phys FUT, ID, ATP Day Ahead (CA/GJ), APC-ATP
4. NGX Phys FUT, ID, ATP Same Day (CA/GJ), APC-ATP
5. NGX Phys FUT, ID, 2a (CA/GJ), APC-ATP
7. NGX Phys FUT, ID, 5a (US/MM), APC-ATP
9. NGX Phys FUT, ID, 7a (US/MM), APC-ATP
10. NGX Phys FUT, ID, Day Ahead, APC-ATP
11. NGX Phys FUT, FP Spr (CA/GJ) APC-ATP/AB-NIT
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ICE Announces New Italian PSV Futures Contracts
On September 14, 2015, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced the
first trade of Italian Punto di Scambio Virtuale (Virtual Trading Point – PSV) futures contract at
ICE Endex.
• Unit of trading: 1 MW
• Contract size: 1 MW per day in the contract period (i.e. month, quarter, season, or year)
x 24 hours.
• Min trading size:
> Electronic Futures: 5 lots = 5 MW
> Exchange for Physical (EFP): 1 lot = 1 MW
> Exchange for Swap (EFS): 1 lot = 1 MW
• Currency: Euros and Euro cents per MWh
See all contract specifications.
ICE is the first exchange to create a cleared solution for physically delivered Italian natural gas
futures contracts. Market participants can trade implied and locational spreads between ICE’s
natural gas hubs, such as the Title Transfer Facility in the Netherlands and PSV.
ICE Endex and GasTerra to Run the Netherlands
Gas Storage Auction
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced that ICE Endex had agreed with GasTerra,
run auctions for the facilitation of natural gas storage services in the Netherlands for the
contract year 2016-2017.
Gas storage services are sold in the form of “standard bundled units” (SBU), each of a
capacity of 1,440 kWh, which allow market participants to inject or withdraw gas from a
virtual storage facility. The total annual gas storage space is almost 20 billion kWh of
natural gas or 13,229,456 million SBUs. The natural gas from this virtual storage is delivered
at the Title Transfer Facility, the benchmark Dutch natural gas trading hub. The total amount of
1-year SBUs will be equally divided over two auctions; the first one taking place on
September/October 18, 2015, and the second on February 10, 2016.
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Platts Launches Natural Gas Assessments for
Transco 6 and Tennessee
On August 31, 2015, Platts added new assessments to its daily and monthly
natural gas price surveys.
1. Transco, Zone 6 non-NY South daily and monthly survey). Deliveries from Transcontinental
Gas Pipeline from the start of zone 6 at the Virginia/Maryland border to Station 195 in York,
Pennsylvania. The Transco, Zone 6 non-NY South location appears in the “Northeast”
section of the “Market Center Spot Gas Prices” table in Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report,
Energy Trader and Gas Daily Price Guide; in the “Citygates” section of Gas Daily’s “Daily
Price Survey” table; and Platts Natural Gas Alert pages 433, 495 and 516. Additionally, it
appears in the “Northeast” section of the “Market Center Bidweek Physical Basis Prices”
table in Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report.
There is no change to the existing Platts listing for Transco, Zone 6 non-NY, which is composed
of all non-NY delivered transactions both north and south of Station 195.
2. Tennessee, Zone 4-313 Pool (daily and monthly survey). Transactions at Station 313 in
Potter County, Pennsylvania, on Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s Zone 4 300 Leg. The proposed
Tennessee Zone 4 Station 313 location appears in the “Prices of Spot Gas Delivered to
Pipelines” table in Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report; Energy Trader and Gas Daily Price
Guide; in the “Appalachia” section of Gas Daily’s “Daily Price Survey” table; and Platts
Natural Gas Alert pages 417, 490 and 511. Additionally, it appears in the “Bidweek
Physical Basis Prices Delivered to Pipelines” table in Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report.
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Platts Adds Spanish AOC Gas Assessments
On October 1, 2015, Platts launches daily assessments in Eur/MWh of
over-the-counter month-ahead Spanish AOC gas. The assessments will be
converted into p/th, $/MMBtu and Eur/Gj.
• Effective September/October 2, 2015, Platts also adds spark spread indicators based
on Spanish AOC month-ahead gas and Spanish month-ahead power assessments, and
clean spark spread indicators to include the cost of emissions – calculated from the spark
spreads and taking into account Platts EUA emissions assessments.
• A monthly average of the prior month’s month-ahead AOC gas assessment will calculate
with effect from September/October 1, 2015.
• The AOC assessments will be published in Platts European Gas Daily, on Platts European
Power Alert page 823, Natural Gas Alert page 56 and in Platts Market Data category EG.
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AOC month-ahead symbols are as follows: Eur/MWh GAOCA00, p/th GAOCD00,
$/MMBtuGAOCC00 and Eur/Gj GAOCB00.
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Platts Adds Chicago Natural Gas Indexes
Effective October 30, 2015, Platts is adding the following new indexes
in its daily and monthly natural gas surveys:
• Chicago-Nicor (daily and monthly survey. Deliveries into the Nicor Gas system in the
Chicago metropolitan area. Transactions are also included in the Chicago city-gates index.
• Chicago-NIPSCO (daily and monthly survey. Deliveries into Northern Indiana Public Service
system in the Chicago metropolitan area. Transactions are also included in the Chicago
city-gates index.
• Chicago-Peoples (daily and monthly survey). Deliveries into the Peoples Gas Light & Coke
system in the Chicago metropolitan area. Transactions are also included in the Chicago
city-gates index.
The Chicago city-gates index will not be altered based on the new Chicago sublistings.
The listings will appear in the “Upper Midwest” section of the “Market Center Spot Gas
Prices” table in Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report, Energy Trader and Gas Daily Price Guide, in
the “Citygates” section of Gas Daily’s “Daily Price Survey” table, and Platts Natural Gas Alert
pages 434, 496 and 515.
Platts to Add New REX Natural Gas Indexes
On October 30, 2015, Platts adds the following indexes in its daily natural
gas survey:
• REX, Moultrie (daily survey only: deliveries from Rockies Express Pipeline to the Natural Gas
Pipeline Co. of America pipeline at the Moultrie County, Illinois interconnect.
• REX, Edgar (daily survey only: deliveries from Rockies Express Pipeline to Midwestern Gas
Transmission at the Edgar County, Illinois interconnect.
• REX, Shelby (daily survey only: deliveries from Rockies Express Pipeline to ANR Pipeline at
the Shelby County, Indiana interconnect.
The proposed listings would appear in the “Others” section of Gas Daily’s “Daily Price Survey”
table, and Platts Natural Gas Alert page 514.
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Argus Adds Multiple LNG Assessments
On September 16, 2015, Argus adds the following LNG daily data series:
PA-code Price type Description Unit
PA0017304 20 LNG freight west of Suez (DFDE) USD/day
PA0017305 20 LNG freight east of Suez (DFDE) USD/day
PA0017303 2 LNG fob northwest European reload half-month USD/mnBtu
PA0017306 20 LNG freight Singapore - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017307 20 LNG freight Singapore - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017308 20 LNG freight Singapore - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017309 20 LNG freight Singapore - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017310 20 LNG freight Singapore - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017311 20 LNG freight Singapore - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017312 20 LNG freight Singapore - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017313 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017314 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017315 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017316 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017317 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017318 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017319 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017320 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017321 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017322 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017323 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017324 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017325 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017326 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017327 20 LNG freight Sakhalin - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017328 20 LNG freight Bonny - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
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PA0017329 20 LNG freight Bonny - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017330 20 LNG freight Bonny - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017331 20 LNG freight Bonny - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017332 20 LNG freight Bonny - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017333 20 LNG freight Bonny - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017334 20 LNG freight Bonny - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017335 20 LNG freight Bonny - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017336 20 LNG freight Bonny - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017337 20 LNG freight Bonny - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017338 20 LNG freight Bonny - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017339 20 LNG freight Bonny - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017340 20 LNG freight Bonny - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017341 20 LNG freight Bonny - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017342 20 LNG freight Bonny - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017343 20 LNG freight Angola - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017344 20 LNG freight Angola - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017345 20 LNG freight Angola - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017346 20 LNG freight Angola - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017347 20 LNG freight Angola - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017348 20 LNG freight Angola - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017349 20 LNG freight Angola - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017350 20 LNG freight Angola - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017351 20 LNG freight Angola - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017352 20 LNG freight Angola - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017353 20 LNG freight Angola - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017354 20 LNG freight Angola - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017355 20 LNG freight Angola - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017356 20 LNG freight Angola - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017357 20 LNG freight Angola - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017358 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017359 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Incheon USD/mnBtu
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NaturalGas
PA0017360 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017361 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017362 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017363 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017364 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017365 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017366 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017367 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017368 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017369 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017370 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017371 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017372 20 LNG freight Trinidad and Tobago - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017373 20 LNG freight USGC - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017374 20 LNG freight USGC - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017375 20 LNG freight USGC - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017376 20 LNG freight USGC - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017377 20 LNG freight USGC - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017378 20 LNG freight USGC - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017379 20 LNG freight USGC - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017380 20 LNG freight USGC - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017381 20 LNG freight USGC - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017382 20 LNG freight USGC - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017383 20 LNG freight USGC - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017384 20 LNG freight USGC - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017385 20 LNG freight USGC - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017386 20 LNG freight USGC - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017387 20 LNG freight USGC - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017388 20 LNG freight Spain - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017389 20 LNG freight Spain - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017390 20 LNG freight Spain - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
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NaturalGas
PA0017391 20 LNG freight Spain - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017392 20 LNG freight Spain - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017393 20 LNG freight Spain - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017394 20 LNG freight Spain - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017395 20 LNG freight Spain - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017396 20 LNG freight Spain - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017397 20 LNG freight Spain - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017398 20 LNG freight Spain - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017399 20 LNG freight Spain - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017400 20 LNG freight Spain - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017401 20 LNG freight Spain - Milford Haven USD/mnBtu
PA0017402 20 LNG freight Spain - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017403 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017404 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017405 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017406 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017407 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Singapore USD/mnBtu
PA0017408 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Dahej and Qasim USD/mnBtu
PA0017409 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Jebel Ali and Mina al-Ahmadi USD/mnBtu
PA0017410 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Ain Sukhna and Aqaba USD/mnBtu
PA0017411 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Pecem USD/mnBtu
PA0017412 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Escobar USD/mnBtu
PA0017413 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Quintero USD/mnBtu
PA0017414 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Manzanillo USD/mnBtu
PA0017415 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Altamira USD/mnBtu
PA0017416 20 LNG freight NW Europe - Aliaga USD/mnBtu
PA0017417 20 LNG freight Ras Laffan and Das Island - Tokyo USD/mnBtu
PA0017418 20 LNG freight Ras Laffan and Das Island - Incheon USD/mnBtu
PA0017419 20 LNG freight Ras Laffan and Das Island - Shenzen and Taipei USD/mnBtu
PA0017420 20 LNG freight Ras Laffan and Das Island - Map ta Phut USD/mnBtu
PA0017421 20 LNG freight Ras Laffan and Das Island - Singapore USD/mnBtu
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