Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) today announced that its ICE Midland WTI futures contract is now further aligned with Midland WTI crude oil deliverable into Dated Brent and the rest of the Brent complex after ICE updated the quality specifications of the crude deliverable into the contract.
The underlying crude oil quality of HOU futures now fully aligns with the globally accepted quality standard for Midland WTI crude after ICE added a maximum Iron content of 10 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) and replaced the combined Nickel and Vanadium maximum content with individual maximum contents of 2.0 mg/kg each. In addition, the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) maximum increased to 9.5 pounds per square inch (Psi).
“This provides the market with the only transparent source for exchange guaranteed Midland quality WTI,” said Jeff Barbuto, Global Head of Oil…
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