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Western Canadian Select (WCS) is a heavy sour blend of crude oil [1] that is one of North America's largest heavy crude oil streams [2] and, historically, its cheapest. [3] It was established in December 2004 as a new heavy oil stream by EnCana (now Cenovus), Canadian Natural Resources, Petro-Canada (now Suncor) and Talisman Energy (now Repsol Oil & Gas Canada). [4]
The Canadian Crude Oil Index (CCI) serves as a benchmark for oil produced in Canada. [1] It allows investors to track the price, risk, and volatility of the Canadian commodity. [1] The CCI was launched by Auspice Capital Advisors in 2014. [2] The Index moved from a day end posting to live in January 2016. [1]
The three most quoted oil products are North America's West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI), North Sea Brent Crude, and the UAE Dubai Crude, and their pricing is used as a barometer for the entire petroleum industry, although, in total, there are 46 key oil exporting countries. Brent Crude is typically priced at about $2 over the WTI Spot price ...
British Columbia and Manitoba also supply energy to western and Midwestern regions of the US. About 30 states receive some of their electricity from Canada, according to Canadian government data.
U.S. consumers will see higher prices at the gas pump from President Donald Trump's decision on Saturday to apply tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil, according to analysts and fuel traders. The ...
Alberta imposed temporary oil production curtailments effective Jan. 1 2019 after congestion of export pipelines last year led to a buildup of crude in storage tanks and record discounts on ...
Edmonton Par and Western Canadian Select (WCS) "are benchmarks [sic] crude oils for the Canadian market. Both Edmonton Par and WCS are high-quality low sulphur crude oils with API gravity levels of around 40°. In contrast, WCS is a heavy crude oil with an API gravity level of 20.5°." [6]
The price gap between West Texas Intermediate oil ($85/bbl) and Western Canadian Select heavy crude ($65/bbl) with the price of upgraded synthetic oil surpassing WTI when supply falls (before being upgraded to synthetic crude, heavier oil produces fewer barrels of oil per metric ton than lighter oil).