The latest release of Platts M2M Gas in October 2007 brings many methodology enhancements that reduce volatility at the ends of the curves, improve modeling for less liquid hubs and introduce new capabilities to perform back-testing, quality assurance and web delivery in real time. It also introduces the liquidity band index to measure accuracy.

Platts M2M Gas is a transparent, objective tool that can provide you with unbiased marks and prices or serve as the definitive source of objective evidence that your marks and prices fall within the zone of reasonableness, as defined by an independently provided third-party benchmark.

A trusted source of gas price benchmark information, M2M Gas enables clear, informed valuations and better investment and trading decisions.

• North American 36-Month Gas Forwards (delivered daily). M2M Gas also provides market-based, 36-month gas forwards, using Platts proprietary models whenever market activity does not support an assessment.
• North American 20-Year Gas Forwards (delivered monthly). The M2M Gas 20-year forward curve benchmark, which is based on the most current regional forward assessments, provides annual price projections for 20 years.

What does M2M Gas do for you?

• Provides you with transparent and objective benchmarks for long-term energy contract valuation
• Helps you comply with financial reporting and regulatory requirements
• Enhances your transparency and your analyses of relative risk
• Improves trading-company valuation, peer appraisal, and evaluation of your company for investors
• Expedites your counter-party trades with standardized benchmarks
• Provides benchmarks for creating structured financial transactions and settling or underwriting overall market transactions

Platts M2M Gas: The industry's only complete market-based forwards solution for long-term energy contract valuation.
For a one-on-one interactive demonstration or more information on M2M Gas, call Platts at 1-800-PLATTS8 (toll-free from North America) or e-mail us at support@platts.com.