Western Canadian Select is a heavy sour blend of crude oil, produced exclusively in Western Canada.
In September 2023, the average monthly price of the Canadian oil benchmark Western Canadian Select amounted to 73.85 U.S. dollars per barrel. WCS prices are generally at a decline amid dampened oil demand outlooks. Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)
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Alberta Energy. (November 20, 2023). Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/
Alberta Energy. "Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)." Chart. November 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/
Alberta Energy. (2023). Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/
Alberta Energy. "Average Monthly Western Canadian Select (Wcs) Crude Oil Price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per Barrel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/
Alberta Energy, Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Average monthly Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil price from January 2020 to September 2023 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph], Alberta Energy, November 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/729770/western-canadian-select-monthly-crude-oil-price/