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
Americas products specifications (as of May 2012)
Crude oil methodology (as of April 2012)
Asia oil products specifications (as of April 2012)
Russian domestic market specifications (as of March 2012)
Platts assessment process for determining the value of futures at 3:15 pm Eastern time (as of March 2012)
European products specifications (as of February 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)
Oil timing and increment guidelines (as of May 2011)
European oil products - editorial guidelines and methodologies (as of February 2011)
Americas crude oil and oil products editorial guidelines (as of December 2010)
Platts Daily Yield (as of November 2010)
Americas Crude Marker (ACM) (as of October 2010)
Platts Asian Crude Oil Index (ACX) (as of October 2010)
China fuel oil methodology (as of October 2010)
South China oil products market methodology (as of October 2010)
World Jet Fuel Index (as of October 2010)
Методология по оценке нефти и нефтепродуктов на внутреннем рынке России
Редакторские правила и методологии Platts по европейским нефтепродуктам (as of Январь 2012)
Руководство по методологии и спецификациям (сырая нефть)
Platts Forward Curve - Oil (as of February 2012)
Руководство по методологии PFC-Oil
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Assessments and Netbacks Methodology (as of May 2012)
Spark Spreads Methodology (as of March 2012)
North American Natural Gas Markets Methodology (as of January 2012)
Platts-ICE Forward Curve -- Natural Gas (North America) (as of September 2011)
European Natural Gas Methodology (as of August 2011)
Platts RDS M2M Gas (as of March 2011)
Guide for US Renewable Energy Certificates (as of April 2012)
Preface to the methodology and specifications guide for US Renewable Energy Certificates (as of April 2012)
Emissions methodology (as of March 2012)
Platts - ICE Forward Curve -- Electricity (North America) (as of February 2012)
Uranium methodology (as of January 2012)
North American electricity markets methodology (as of January 2012)
European electricity assessments and indices (as of September 2011)
Platts RDS M2M Power (as of March 2011)
Coal methodology (as of April 2012)
Metallurgical Coal methodology (as of April 2012)
Emissions methodology (as of December 2011)
Global freight methodology (as of March 2012)
Asian petrochemicals methodology (as of May 2012)
European petrochemicals methodology (as of April 2012)
US petrochemicals methodology (as of July 2011)
Metals methodology (as of April 2012)
Steel and ferrous scrap methodology (as of March 2012)
Iron ore methodology (as of March 2012)
Alumina methodology (as of February 2011)
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