New York (Platts)--9Mar2010/309 pm EST/2009 GMT
Platts is proposing to add a water specification of 0.5% maximum to its
existing US Gulf Coast 3% sulfur fuel oil basis on June 1, 2010. 

This change would bring the Platts USGC 3% sulfur fuel oil specification more
in line with typical market practices. 

Please respond with questions or comments by March 31, 2010, to Robert Mayer,
robert_mayer@platts.com, Esa Ramasamy, esa_ramasamy@platts.com, with a cc to
pricegroup@platts.com.