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.
Asian LPG methodology (as of October 2009)
Crude oil methodology (as of October 2009)
Asia oil products specifications (as of October 2009)
Americas crude oil and oil products editorial guidelines (as of October 2009)
Americas products specifications (as of October 2009)
European products specifications (as of July 2009)
Oil timing and increment guidelines (as of October 2009)
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)
Bunker fuels & tankers specifications (as of August 2009)
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
European Natural Gas Methodology (as of October 2009)
Asian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Spot Prices Methodology (as of May 2009)
North American Natural Gas Markets Methodology (as of July 2009)
Platts-ICE Forward Curve -- Natural Gas (North America) (as of October 2008)
Platts spark spreads methodology (as of September 2008)
Methodology Guide for M2M Gas Curve (as of April 2005)
Uranium methodology (as of November 2009)
European Power Methodology (as of October 2009)
North American Electricity Markets Methodology (as of December 2008)
Platts - ICE Forward Curve -- Electricity (North America) (as of November 2008)
Emissions Methodology (as of November 2008)
M2M Power (as of April 2005)
Coal methodology (as of September 2009)
Bunker fuels & tankers specification (as of July 2009)
US petrochemicals methodology (as of May 2009)
Asian petrochemicals methodology (as of August 2009)
European petrochemicals methodology (as of August 2009)
Iron ore methodology (as of October 2009)
Steel and ferrous scrap methodology (as of October 2009)
Metals methodology (as of June 2009)
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