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. View the Platts Market On Close Video
North Sea sulfur de-escalator (as of May 2013)
Crude oil methodology (as of May 2013)
FAQ: Quality premiums & Platts Brent crude assessments (as of April 2013)
Oil timing and increment guidelines (as of June 2013)
Platts Daily Yield (as of March 2013)
Russian domestic market specifications (as of February 2013)
European products specifications (as of January 2013)
Asia oil products specifications (as of January 2013)
The Eagle Ford Marker: rationale and methodology (as of October 2012)
Americas products specifications (as of August 2012)
Platts Asian Crude Oil Index (ACX) (as of July 2012)
Platts assessment process for determining the value of futures at 3:15 pm Eastern time (as of March 2012)
Platts World Gasoil Index (as of February 2012)
Global OSPs - FAQs (January 2012)
25-day Dated Brent Calendar (as of January 2012)
FAQ: 25-day Dated Brent (as of December 2011)
Asian LPG methodology (as of August 2011)
European oil products - editorial guidelines and methodologies (as of February 2011)
Americas crude oil and oil products editorial guidelines (as of December 2010)
Americas Crude Marker (ACM) (as of October 2010)
World Jet Fuel Index (as of October 2010)
FAQ: 品质溢价和普氏能源资讯布伦特原油估价 (as of 2013年3月15日)
Subscriber Note: 订阅用户通告 (as of 2013年3月15日)
FAQ: ПРЕМИИ ЗА КАЧЕСТВО И ОЦЕНКИ PLATTS ДЛЯ СЫРОЙ НЕФТИ BRENT (as of марта 2013)
Руководство по методологии и спецификациям (сырая нефть)
Методология по оценке нефти и нефтепродуктов на внутреннем рынке России
Редакторские правила и методологии Platts по европейским нефтепродуктам (as of Январь 2012)
Platts Forward Curve - Oil (as of March 2013)
Руководство по методологии PFC-Oil
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Assessments and Netbacks Methodology (as of May 2013)
European Natural Gas Methodology (as of April 2013)
M2MS – Gas Methodology (as of April 2013)
North American Natural Gas Markets Methodology (as of April 2013)
Platts RDS M2M Gas (as of February 2013)
Platts-ICE Forward Curve -- Natural Gas (North America) (as of February 2013)
Spark Spreads Methodology (as of March 2012)
M2MS – Power Methodology (as of June 2013)
European electricity assessments and indices (as of June 2013)
Platts - ICE Forward Curve -- Electricity (North America) (as of February 2013)
North American electricity markets methodology (as of February 2013)
Platts RDS M2M Power (as of February 2013)
Guide for US Renewable Energy Certificates (as of February 2013)
Emissions methodology (as of February 2013)
Uranium methodology (as of November 2012)
Preface to the methodology and specifications guide for US Renewable Energy Certificates (as of April 2012)
Coal methodology (as of June 2013)
Metallurgical Coal methodology (as of April 2013)
Shipping methodology (as of January 2013)
US petrochemicals methodology (as of May 2013)
European petrochemicals methodology (as of May 2013)
Asian petrochemicals methodology (as of May 2013)
Global biofuels methodology (as of February 2013)
Biofuels and gasoline components methodology (as of August 2012)
Natural Rubber Index (RBX) (as of September 2011)
Metals methodology (as of June 2013)
Calcined petroleum coke methodology (as of May 2013)
Iron ore methodology (as of May 2013)
Steel and ferrous scrap methodology (as of June 2013)
Alumina methodology (as of May 2012)
Sugar methodology (as of April 2013)
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