New York (Platts)--1Mar2010/621 pm EST/2321 GMT
Platts has concluded a thorough review of its proposals to amend and update
quality specifications for its FOB Singapore gasoil/diesel assessments,
following an extensive period of industry engagement that began in October
2009. Latest amendments are described below. The revised specifications will
be made effective April 1, 2010. 

Following latest feedback, Platts has amended the flash point and water
content specifications reflected in its 10ppm gasoil assessment, and the
distillation standard reflected in its 0.5% sulfur gasoil assessment. All
other specification updates remain as proposed. 

A full listing of proposed updates to specifications, and a table showing the
changes, is available online at
http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/MethodologyReferences/MethodologySpec
s/singgasoil.pdf or http://bit.ly/singgasoil. 

Any additional comments or queries should be sent to
asia_oilproducts@platts.com and pricegroup@platts.com.

AMENDMENT: Flash point specification for 10 ppm diesel to be amended from min
64 to 61.5 C, under tests ASTM D93, EN 22719. 

AMENDMENT: Water content specification for 10 ppm diesel to be amended from
max 100 mg/kg to 200 mg/kg, under test EN ISO 12937. 

AMENDMENT: Distillation T90 (90% recovered) specification for 0.5% sulfur
gasoil to state max 370? C under test ASTM D86. Previously, 0.5% sulfur gasoil
did not state the distillation temperature. Distillation T90 specification for
0.25% gasoil to state max 360 C. Previously, 0.25% sulfur gasoil specified
distillation T95 at max 360 C. Distillation T95 specification for 500 ppm
gasoil to state max 370 C, and distillation T90 specification of max 357 C
removed. Distillation T95 specification maintained for 50ppm and 10 ppm diesel
assessments at max 360 C.