SINGAPORE - Middle East crude benchmark Dubai, as quoted by price-reporting agency S&P Global Platts, rose in September to an average of $61.115 a barrel, the highest since July, three sources in the industry said.

The monthly averages for September for Dubai and Oman as quoted by Platts are indicated in the table. Middle East producers set their monthly official selling prices (OSPs) at premiums or discount to these averages.

Saudi Aramco changed the benchmark for setting its official selling prices to Asia starting from October 2018 to the average of Platts Dubai and DME Oman crude futures. 

CRUDE July August CHANGE Platts Dubai $61.115 $59.105 $2.010 Platts Oman $61.652 $59.669 $1.983 Platts Oman/Dubai average $61.384 $59.387 $1.997 Platts Dubai/DME Oman average $61.465 $59.390 $2.075

(Reporting By Shu Zhang; Editing by Aditya Soni) ((shu.zhang@thomsonreuters.com; +65-6870-3549; Reuters Messaging: shu.zhang.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; Twitter @shuzhang4))