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Narrowed price discount for oilsands bitumen should boost cash flows in Q2: AnalystsAnalysts say a dramatic narrowing in the price discount for western Canadian heavy crude last quarter should mean healthy profits for oilsands producers.CanadaJul 25, 2023
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Price discount for Canadian oil widened in October; experts see weakness until 2023Oil from Western Canada is once again trading at a significant discount compared to global prices, and some experts say recovery isn't expected until later in 2023.CanadaOct 21, 2022
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Coronavirus: Oil prices drop below zero as Saskatchewan companies slash budgetsThe price of a barrel of oil cost less than zero dollars for the first time ever. USask political scientist Greg Poelzer says it means an economic depression is imminent.CanadaApr 20, 2020
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Danielle Smith: Those latte-sipping anti-pipeline zealots got their start with the NDPAfter a history of siding with environmentalists, Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP government are doing just about anything to get Alberta's oil to market, writes Danielle Smith.Nov 29, 2018
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Oilsands bitumen prices are actually in negative territory, analyst calculatesA financial analyst says prices being paid for Western Canadian oilsands bitumen have fallen so far that many producers are losing money on every barrel sold into the spot market.CanadaOct 12, 2018
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Oil discounts grow as CEOs lament Canada’s competitiveness gapDiscounts on Canadian crude oil widened to multi-year highs on Wednesday as oil and gas executives took turns at a conference pointing out Canada's competitiveness gap in attracting energy investors.MoneyOct 10, 2018
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Higher prices from Fort McMurray wildfire expected to boost Q2 energy company resultsAnalysts predict oil prices driven higher by production stoppages during the Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfires in May will bolster the bottom lines of Canadian oil and gas companies as they report financial results starting this weekEconomyJul 20, 2016
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