Worries that Dated Brent might become insufficiently liquid have a pedigree.

对即期布伦特原油可能流动性不足的担忧由来已久。

Dated Brent, as the benchmark is formally known, also anchors markets beyond petroleum.

正式称为基准的即期布伦特原油也锚定了石油以外的市场。

To discourage " squeezing" (attempts to drive up prices by hoarding cargoes) Dated Brent is based on the price of the cheapest blend in the pool as traded in London during a daily window.

为了阻止“挤压”（试图通过囤积货物来抬高价格），即期布伦特原油价格是基于每日窗口期间在伦敦交易的池中最便宜的混合物的价格。