The Barrel: There's lots going on beyond the crude price

On December 1, Platts assessed LLS at around $49.90/b. Today, we assessed it at about $50.17. On the same day, we assessed dated North Sea light at around $46.45/b. Today, it was assessed at around $45.36/b, a move, but hardly a big one for 3 1/2 months. Pretty dull market, huh?