This time the initiative has come from a price-reporting agency, Platts, which wants to pre-empt a crisis with its own solution.

这次的倡议来自价格报告机构普氏能源资讯(Platts)，该机构希望通过自己的解决方案来预防危机。

The crude transactions that Platts, a price-reporting agency, observes to calculate the Brent price have become ever rarer, making it easier for traders to sway prices.

价格报告机构普氏能源资讯通过观察计算布伦特原油价格的原油交易变得越来越少，这使得交易员更​​容易左右价格。

Had it been part of the basket in 2021, Argus, a rival to Platts, estimates Midland would have set the price of Brent 68% of the time.

普氏能源资讯的竞争对手阿格斯估计， 如果 2021 年布伦特原油纳入一揽子计划，那么 68% 的情况下， 米德兰都会确定布伦特原油的价格。

To make it comparable to North Sea grades, Platts will have to estimate and adjust for the cost of ferrying oil from America's Gulf Coast to Rotterdam, making the index still more unwieldy.

为了使其与北海等级具有可比性，普氏能源资讯将不得不估计和调整从美国墨西哥湾沿岸到鹿特丹的石油运输成本，从而使该指数更加难以操作。