On December 19, 2022, WCS prices closed at 47.87 U.S. dollars per barrel. This was an increase compared to the previous week. Crude oil prices reached over 100 U.S. dollars on March 7 and May 16, following concerns by market traders over tight supplies as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war. Western Canadian Select is the main benchmark for crude oil produced from oil sands in Alberta. It usually trades at around 10 U.S. dollars below WTI - which is the reference price for crude oil originating in the United States.
Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022
(in U.S. dollars per barrel)
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BNN Bloomberg. (December 23, 2022). Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/
BNN Bloomberg. "Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)." Chart. December 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/
BNN Bloomberg. (2022). Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. dollars per barrel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/
BNN Bloomberg. "Closing Price of Western Canadian Select (Wcs) Crude Oil at The Beginning of Each Week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Barrel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/
BNN Bloomberg, Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Closing price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil at the beginning of each week from November 9, 2020 to December 19, 2022 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph], BNN Bloomberg, December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/466200/western-canadian-select-weekly-price/
