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Western Canadian Select (WCS) price differential on December 15, 2017 with WTI is ($57.30-32.75) $24.55 USD/bbl and the near-term trend is a projected increase in the differential

Western Canadian Select chart showing the differential with WTI

There are two major negative factors affecting the price of WCS and thus increasing the the price differential. The first is new production coming on stream and the second is the pipeline constraint to export WCS to the U.S. market.

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There are over 300 benchmark streams of crude oil produced around the world. The most commonly referenced US benchmark is West Texas Intermediate (WTI), priced out of Cushing, Oklahoma. WTI is lighter and sweeter than the international benchmark, North Sea Brent, which is priced out of Sullom Voe, Scotland.

The two most popular Canadian benchmarks are Canadian Light and Western Canadian Select. WCS is a heavy sour blend while Canadian Light is a light sweet crude, similar in quality to WTI.

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This link provides an historical chart of the WCS price differential with WTI.

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Intermediate uptrend and breakout for Brent Crude Oil

Intermediate uptrend for Brent

Brent 3-Year Candlestick Chart

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Disappearing differential of WTI relative to Brent

Weekly Chart Showing the Ratio of WTI/Brent

Weekly Chart Showing the Ratio of WTI/Brent

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Chart showing the ratio of WTI to Brent

West Texas Intermediate trading at 88% of Brent

Chart showing the ratio of WTI to Brent

Reference the last chart for WTI/Brent.

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Chart of WTI and Brent showing near-term uptrend

Chart of WTI and Brent showing the near-term uptrend.

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Chart showing the ratio of WTI to Brent

Price of WTI closed today at 81% of Brent
Chart showing the ratio of  WTI to Brent

WTI/Brent 3-Year Chart

Reference the last chart for WTI/Brent

Oil retreats as rising U.S. inventories continue to weigh

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Chart showing the ratio of WTI to Brent

Price of WTI closed today at 84% of Brent
Chart showing the ratio of WTI to Brent

WTI/Brent 3-Year Chart

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Brent Crude chart analysis

6.83% pop for Brent on Friday to close above 50
Brent Crude closed above 50 on Friday.  The key question? Can it hold above 50.

Brent Crude Daily Candlestick Chart

The key points from the above chart for Brent:

  • The major trend is down
  • The intermediate trend is down
  • The near-term trend is sideways
  • 50 was a key resistance point for Brent
  • Brent needs to hold above 50 for a couple of days
  • If Brent holds above 50, this will be the support reference point

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And the view from the weekly chart for Brent
Three year weekly chart for Brent showing the close above 50.

Brent Crude 3-Year Weekly Chart

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Brent crude long-term chart 1982-2015

High probability Brent will test 40
Long-term chart for Brent

Brent Crude Oil Chart 1982-2015

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