All middle distillates typically rise against crude values as winter approaches due to increased demand for heating fuels and increased kero content in DERV to meet winter specs. This year there have been other factors such as ever tightening sulphur specs and lack of desulphurisation capacity.
Whereas, gasoline prices typically fall against crude values due to reduced demand for Gasolines as the so called "Summer driving season" ends.
The reverse generally arises in Spring.
Last edited by Mariner9; 20th October 2008 at 09:30.