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Here’s a few reasons why our benchmarks are the primary pricing references for crude oil loading from the Middle East Gulf, Russia, Mexico and other parts of the world to refiners:

• Platts Dubai and Platts Oman are the key barometers for understanding the relative value of sweet and sour crude oil
• They are the engine that drives the different crude oil types from each country through the global oil refining system
• Our Middle East assessments reflect the repeatable, transactable price of Dubai and Oman crude oil for loading two, three and four months ahead of the assessment date
• The assessments are closely connected to Brent by the highly active Brent/ Dubai Exchange of Futures for Swaps (EFS) derivatives contracts