The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is making one of the most significant changes to Middle Eastern crude pricing in years, announcing that all of its Abu Dhabi crude grades will move to a prompt-month pricing methodology based on the Platts Dubai benchmark from November 1, 2026. Rather than pricing cargoes two months ahead using ICE Futures Abu Dhabi Murban futures, ADNOC will now price Murban, Das, Upper Zakum and Umm Lulu against prompt-month Platts Dubai, with an ADNOC-announced differential published in the month preceding loading. The decision follows a regular commercial review and reflects how dramatically Middle Eastern oil markets have changed, with successive geopolitical crises making prompt pricing substantially more valuable than forward pricing for Asian refiners. The move synchronizes crude pricing with how much of Asia's refining industry already manages its product exposure, allowing refiners to evaluate feedstock costs against refined product margins in real time. The updated methodology extends across ADNOC's entire Abu Dhabi crude portfolio, unifying pricing while allowing grade differentiation through quality adjustments in the official differential.