Forum Overview

Platts is delighted to invite you to attend the Platts Oil Methodology Forum in London at the London Hilton on 18th February 2008.

The forum will provide an excellent opportunity to hear discussions and updates on market events in 2007 and what is coming up in 2008.

The Platts Oil Methodology Forum will look into key price developments and Platts' assessment proposals for 2008.

It will also highlight developments in the North Sea, West African and Urals crude markets and finish off by looking at Platts assessements and standards of approach.

AGENDA

9.30	Registration and coffee
10.00	Introductory remarks Dan Tanz, Platts Editorial Vice President
10.15	Market highlights and key goals for 2008 Jorge Montepeque, Global Director, Market Reports Focus on key price developments and outline Platts' assessment proposals for the coming year, providing an overview of upcoming challenges from the global oil markets, including transportation issues.
10.45	Crude oil panel discussion Led by Joel Hanley, Crude Oil Team Leader • North Sea Crude Oil -- Challenges on crude qualities • Urals -- the continuing evolution of a benchmark • West Africa -- new fields, new assessments Highlighting the developments in the North Sea, West African and Urals crude markets, Joel Hanley will discuss further enhancements to methodology and areas of potential development for the coming year.
11.20	Coffee break
11.40	Assessments and Approaches Simon Thorne, Managing Editor, European Oil • Normalisation and standards of approach • New assessments and approaches • Evolving middle distillate markets Platts' assessments encompass a wide variety of qualities, locations and physical parameters. Simon Thorne will highlight how Platts deals with these issues in producing daily assessments.
12.10	Round-up and questions
12.45	CLOSE

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