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Asia Crude Project Please Note That All Pages in This Project Are Subject to Minor Changes Prior to Implementation Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation New/Moved Pages: PPA/PGA2601 Intraday Crude & Products Indications PPA/PGA2603 Intraday Product and Crack Indications 2200 Asia and Middle East Crude Page Index 2201 Intraday Brent/Dubai Cash Indications 2205 Asian Crude Indexes 2206 Asian Crude Indexes at London Close 2210 Asia and Mideast Key Crude Benchmarks 2211 Asia and Mideast Key Benchmark Monthly Averages 2212 Asia Pacific Condensates Sing Close 2213 Asia Pacific Condensates London Close 2214 Asia Pacific Light Crudes Sing Close 2215 Asia Pacific Light Crudes London Close 2216 Asia Pacific Medium Crudes Sing Close 2217 Asia Pacific Medium Crudes London Close 2218 Asia Pacific Heavy Crudes Sing Close 2219 Asia Pacific Heavy Crudes London Close 2220 Middle East Sour Crude Assessments 2221 Middle East Sour Crude Monthly Averages 2222 UAE Crude Assessments 2223 UAE Monthly Averages 2224 Bahrain Crude Assessments 2225 Bahrain Monthly Averages 2226 Iran Crude Assessments 2227 Iran Monthly Averages 2228 Iraq Crude Assessments 2229 Iraq Monthly Averages 2230 Oman Crude Assessments 2231 Oman Monthly Averages 2232 Qatar Crude Assessments 2233 Qatar Monthly Averages 2234 Syria Crude Assessments 2235 Syria Monthly Averages 2240 Australia Crude Assessments 2241 Australia Crude Monthly Averages 2244 Indonesia Crude Assessments 2245 Indonesia Crude Monthly Averages 2246 Malaysia Crude Assessments 2247 Malaysia Crude Monthly Averages 2248 New Guinea Crude Assessments 2249 New Guinea Crude Monthly Averages 2250 Vietnam Crude Assessments 2251 Vietnam Crude Monthly Averages (continued on following page) Asia Crude Project 1 November 2011 Page 1 of 33 Last Updated: 14 September 2011 Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation 2260 Australia Crude London Assessments 2261 Australia Crude London Monthly Averages 2262 China at London 2263 China at London Monthly Averages 2264 Indonesia at London 2265 Indonesia at London Monthly Averages 2266 Malaysia at London 2267 Malaysia at London Monthly Averages 2268 New Guinea at London 2269 New Guinea at London Monthly Averages 2270 Vietnam at London 2271 Vietnam at London Monthly Averages 2288 China Crudes 2289 China Crudes Monthly Averages Market Commentary Pages: 2298 Middle East Sour Crude Market Commentary 2299 Asia Pacific Sweet Crude Market Commentary Pages to Discontinue November 1, 2011: 0060 Page guide: Platts Asia/Middle East crude oil assessments (now on PGA2200) 0164 Latest cash Brent/Dubai indications (now found on PGA2201) 0165 Asia-Pacific Light Sweet Crude Oil Spot Assessments (now found on PGA2214) 0292 Platts Asia Product Cracks (now found on PPA/PGA2603) 0295 Platts crude/products derivatives (now found on PPA/PGA2601) 0328 Asian Heavy Sweet Index (now found on PGA2205) 0347 Asian Crude Index, Asian Dated Brent (now found on PGA2205) 0433 Oman, Dubai, Brent, WTI cash crude assessments (now found on PGA2210) 0440 Middle East Sour Crude assessments (now found on PGA2220) 0492 Middle East Sour Crude Market commentary (now found on PGA2298) 0493 Asia Pacific Sweet Crude Market Commentary (now found on PGA2299) 0497 Middle East Sour Crude Market commentary (now found on PGA2298) 0773 Asia Pacific Sweet Crude Market Commentary (now found on PGA2299) Asia Crude Project 1 November 2011 Page 2 of 33 Last Updated: 14 September 2011 Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation 2200--Platts Asia and Middle East Crude Page Index - 08Apr11 Singapore (Platts)--08Apr11/0300 am EDT/ 0700 GMT ===Asia Regional at 16:30 Singapore= ===Asia Regional at 16:30 London==== Condensates <PGA2212> Condensates at London <PGA2213> Light crudes <PGA2214> Light crudes at London <PGA2215> Medium crudes <PGA2216> Medium crude at London <PGA2217> Heavy crudes <PGA2218> Heavy crude at London <PGA2219> Middle East sour <PGA2220> Middle East sour MAvg <PGA2221> ===by Country at 16:30 Singapore==== ===Country Monthly Averages========= Australia <PGA2240> Australia MAvg <PGA2241> Bahrain <PGA2224> Bahrain MAvg <PGA2225> China <PGA2288> China MAvg <PGA2289> Indonesia <PGA2244> Indonesia MAvg <PGA2245> Iran <PGA2226> Iran MAvg <PGA2227> Iraq <PGA2228> Iraq MAvg <PGA2229> Malaysia <PGA2246> Malaysia MAvg <PGA2247> New Guinea <PGA2248> New Guinea MAvg <PGA2249> Oman <PGA2230> Oman MAvg <PGA2231> Qatar <PGA2232> Qatar MAvg <PGA2233> Syria <PGA2234> Syria MAvg <PGA2235> United Arab Emirates <PGA2222> United Arab Emirates MAvg <PGA2223> Vietnam <PGA2250> Vietnam MAvg <PGA2251> ===by Country at 16:30 London======= ===Country Monthly Averages========= Australia at London <PGA2260> Australia London MAvg <PGA2261> China at London <PGA2262> China at London MAvg <PGA2263> Indonesia at London <PGA2264> Indonesia at London MAvg <PGA2265> Malaysia at London <PGA2266> Malaysia at London MAvg <PGA2267> New Guinea at London <PGA2268> New Guinea at London MAvg <PGA2269> Vietnam at London <PGA2270> Vietnam at London MAvg <PGA2271> ===Singapore 16:30 Crude Swaps====== ===Intraday Swap Values============= Brent-Dubai Swaps <PPA2616> Crude & Product Swaps <PPA2603> Brent Swaps <PPA2612> Product Cracks <PPA2601> Brent Intermonth <PPA2614> Dubai Swaps <PPA2606> Dubai Intermonth <PPA2608> ===Market Commentary================ Dubai EFS <PPA2610> Middle East Sour Crude <PGA2298> Oman & Oman/Dubai Diff <PPA2618> Asia Pacific Sweet Crude <PGA2299> ==========================by Grade======================================== Al-Shaheen <PGA2220> Gippsland <PGA2214> Senipah <PGA2212> Ardjuna <PGA2214> Handil Mix <PGA2214> Shengli <PGA2218> Asia Brent <PGA2210> Kikeh <PGA2214> Sokol <PGA2214> Asia Dated Brent <PGA2210> Kutubu <PGA2214> South Pars <PGA2212> Asia Crude Index <PGA2205> Labuan <PGA2214> Stybarrow <PGA2216> Asia Heavy Sweet <PGA2205> Lower Zakum <PGA2220> Su Tu Den <PGA2216> Attaka <PGA2214> MEC <PGA2220> Tapis <PGA2214> Bach Ho <PGA2216> Minas <PGA2216> Umm Shaif <PGA2220> Banoco AM <PGA2220> Miri Light <PGA2214> Upper Zakum <PGA2220> Belida <PGA2214> Murban <PGA2220> Vincent <PGA2216> Cinta <PGA2216> Nanhai <PGA2216> Vityaz <PGA2214> Cossack <PGA2214> Nile Blend <PGA2216> Widuri <PGA2216> Daqing <PGA2216> NW Shelf <PGA2212> Dar Blend <PGA2218> Oman <PGA2210> Dubai <PGA2210> Qatar Land <PGA2220> Futures: Duri <PGA2216> Qatar LSC <PGA2212> ICE Brent <PPA2699> Enfield <PGA2216> Qatar Marine <PGA2220> NYMEX WTI <PPA2699> ESPO <PGA2210> Ras Gas <PGA2212> DME Oman <PPA2698> Asia Crude Project 1 November 2011 Page 3 of 33 Last Updated: 14 September 2011 Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation Current page: 164 2201--Platts Intraday cash Brent/Dubai indications 0700 GMT - 02Sep2011 Singapore (Platts)--2Sep2011/318 am EDT/718 GMT Cash Brent/Dubai spread Cash Dubai inter-month spread Oct Nov Oct/Nov Nov/Dec Dec/Jan 0700 GMT 425/429 406/410 33/37 26/30 23/27 0300 GMT 425/429 404/408 33/37 26/30 23/27 ------------------------------- Sep 02 ------------------------------ 0830 GMT 402/406 387/391 30/34 22/26 20/24 ------------------------------- Sep 01 ------------------------------ 0830 GMT 455/459 434/438 46/50 21/25 19/23 ------------------------------- Aug 31 ------------------------------ 0830 GMT 409/413 396/400 39/43 19/23 15/19 ------------------------------- Aug 29 ------------------------------ 0830 GMT 423/427 403/407 31/35 15/19 13/17 ------------------------------- Aug 26 ------------------------------ --Platts Global Alert-- Asia Crude Project 1 November 2011 Page 4 of 33 Last Updated: 14 September 2011 Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation Current page: 295 PGA/PPA2601--Platts Intraday Crude and Product Derivatives at 0300 GMT - 02Sep11 Singapore (Platts)--17Aug2011/1133 pm EDT/333 GMT Indicative values effective 11.00am in Singapore (0300 GMT) Oct Nov Dec $/bbl $/bbl $/bbl Globex WTI futures <NewCode> 87.41 <NewCode> 87.58 <NewCode> 87.91 ICE Brent futures <NewCode> 110.77 <NewCode> 110.47 <NewCode> 110.20 Dubai swaps <NewCode> 105.52 <NewCode> 105.42 <NewCode> 105.35 Naphtha swaps <NewCode> 103.15 <NewCode> 102.95 <NewCode> 102.75 Gasoil swaps <NewCode> 123.50 <NewCode> 123.60 <NewCode> 123.65 Jet/Kerosene swaps <NewCode> 125.60 <NewCode> 125.90 <NewCode> 126.25 $/mt $/mt $/mt 180 CST swaps <NewCode> 652.75 <NewCode> 647.50 <NewCode> 643.80 380 CST swaps <NewCode> 645.50 <NewCode> 638.75 <NewCode> 634.05 Asia Crude Project 1 November 2011 Page 5 of 33 Last Updated: 14 September 2011 Asia Crude Project Please note that all pages in this project are subject to minor changes prior to implementation Current page: 292 PPA/PGA2603--Platts Intraday Asia Product Cracks at 0700 GMT - 02Sep11 Singapore (Platts)--2Sep2011/319 am EDT/719 GMT $/bbl Indicative values effective 3.00pm in Singapore (0700 GMT) Dubai crack ----------- Oct Nov Dec Gasoil <NewCode> 18.13 <NewCode> 18.47 <NewCode> 18.72 Jet <NewCode> 19.86 <NewCode> 20.53 <NewCode> 21.09 Naphtha <NewCode> -3.07 <NewCode> -3.24 <NewCode> -3.39 180 CST <NewCode> -4.25 <NewCode> -4.51 <NewCode> -4.66 380 CST <NewCode> -5.79 <NewCode> -6.16 <NewCode> -6.36 Brent crack ----------- Oct Nov Dec Gasoil <NewCode> 13.93 <NewCode> 14.45 <NewCode> 14.79 Jet <NewCode> 15.66 <NewCode> 16.51 <NewCode> 17.16 Naphtha <NewCode> -7.27 <NewCode> -7.26 <NewCode> -7.33 180 CST <NewCode> -8.45 <NewCode> -8.53 <NewCode> -8.60 380 CST <NewCode> -9.99 <NewCode>
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