# Brent Crude Oil Benchmark Undergoes Biggest Change in Decade - Bloomberg

> The Dated Brent benchmark is set for its biggest change in a decade, with Norway's Troll crude being added to the basket. The change affects pricing for millions of barrels of physical crude sales each day.

- Date: 2017-02-20 · published 2017-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72676-brent-crude-oil-benchmark-undergoes-biggest-change-in-decade-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A benchmark change alters how physical crude is priced, which can shift energy cost references, but it does not itself move supply or demand for feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-20/brent-crude-oil-benchmark-undergoes-biggest-change-in-a-decade

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