Europe barge MOC dates ahead of Easter holidays 2025

Effective April 15, April 16 and April 17, and in line with the published holiday schedule, Platts will reflect bids, offers and trades of refined product barges that load seven-to-15 days forward, not the usual three-to-15/five-to-15 days forward in its European Market on Close assessment process. The assessment continues to reflect the usual three-to-15/five-to-15 days forward date range.

The full detail for each day can be seen below:

On April 15, MOC dates will be April 22 - April 30 (FE dates: April 22 - April 26; MW dates: April 24 - April 28; BE dates: April 26 - April 30)

On April 16, MOC dates will be April 23 - May 1 (FE dates: April 23 - April 27; MW dates: April 25 - April 29; BE dates: April 27 - May 1)

On April 17, MOC dates will be April 24 - May 2 (FE dates: April 24 - April 28; MW dates: April 26 - April 30; BE dates: April 28 - May 2)

On April 17, all European oil assessments will be on 12:30 pm London time basis, with all cut-offs and timings commensurate with a close at that time.

Please note that April 18 and April 21 are UK bank holidays and no European oil assessments will be published. For further details on services affected, please consult the published holiday schedule at https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/our-methodology/holiday

Please send any comments or questions to europe_products@spglobal.com with a copy to pricegroup@spglobal.com