Products prices surged,with middle distillates making the largest gains,comfortably outperforming crude.The tighten ing effects of a switch in heating oil specifications from 2008 and refinery shutdowns were compounded by storm disrup tion in Rotterdam. German and UK grade 10ppm sulphur diesel prices spiked following a 31 October fire at Petroplus' 180,000 b/d Cory- ton refinery in southeast England,which is expected to cut the facility's output in half until December.Premiums for 10 ppm diesel cargoes to Ice gasoil futures reached 114/t.
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