Clearly defined and transparent methodologies are the backbone of Platts’ price assessment processes. Platt’s methodologies provide detailed descriptions and explanations of how we assess the market value of commodities so that customers and other interested parties understand those processes. In this section, we post documentation by commodity and region for all published price assessments and indices.
Crude oil methodology (as of September 2010)
Americas products specifications (as of September 2010)
Americas crude oil and oil products editorial guidelines (as of September 2010)
Bunker fuels & tankers specifications (as of June 2010)
Asia oil products specifications (as of March 2010)
Amendments to Singapore gasoil specifications (as of February 2010)
European products specifications (as of January 2010)
World Jet Fuel Index (as of June 2010)
Oil timing and increment guidelines (as of January 2010)
Asian LPG methodology (as of August 2010)
Platts assessment process for determining the value of futures at 3:15 pm Eastern time (as of June 2009)
European oil products - editorial guidelines and methodologies (as of June 2009)
Americas Crude Marker (ACM) (as of March 2009)
Platts Asian Crude Oil Index (ACX) (as of October 2008)
China fuel oil methodology (as of January 2009)
South China oil products market methodology (as of January 2009)
Platts Daily Yield (as of January 2008)
Russian domestic market specifications (as of April 2009)
Методология по оценке нефти и нефтепродуктов на внутреннем рынке России
Редакторские правила и методологии Platts по европейским нефтепродуктам
Редакторские правила и методологии Platts по сырой нефти
Platts Forward Curve - Oil (as of April 2009)
Руководство по методологии PFC-Oil
North American Natural Gas Markets Methodology (as of August 2010)
Platts RDS Natural Gas Forward Curve (as of July 2010)
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Assessments and Netbacks Methodology (as of July 2010)
Platts-ICE Forward Curve -- Natural Gas (North America) (as of January 2010)
European Natural Gas Methodology (as of April 2010)
Platts Spark Spreads Methodology (as of September 2008)
Emissions methodology (as of July 2010)
Platts RDS Power Forward Curve (as of July 2010)
European electricity assessments and indices (as of July 2010)
Platts - ICE Forward Curve -- Electricity (North America) (as of January 2010)
Uranium methodology (as of November 2009)
North American electricity markets methodology (as of April 2010)
Platts spark spreads methodology (as of September 2008)
Coal methodology (as of September 2010)
Metallurgical Coal methodology (as of August 2010)
Asian petrochemicals methodology (as of July 2010)
US petrochemicals methodology (as of February 2010)
European petrochemicals methodology (as of July 2010)
Alumina methodology (as of August 2010)
Iron ore methodology (as of March 2010)
Steel and ferrous scrap methodology (as of October 2009)
Metals methodology (as of July 2010)
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