In 2023, the annual average WCS oil price was 58.97 U.S. dollars per barrel. This was a decrease of more than 15 U.S. dollars compared to the previous year as supply constraints were relieved. The lowest annual average was recorded in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars per barrel)
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Alberta Energy. (May 22, 2024). Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/
Alberta Energy. "Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/
Alberta Energy. (2024). Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/
Alberta Energy. "Average Annual Western Canadian Select (Wcs) Oil Price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per Barrel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/
Alberta Energy, Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average annual Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil price from 2005 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph], Alberta Energy, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748209/wcs-oil-price-historical/