What does it matter when the US is our only customer and they are at the discount window rather than 'retail'.
Canadian oil selling at a deep discount — and it hurts
Crude Oil Annual Export Summary – 2018
In 2018, total crude oil exports from Canada reached 3.6 MMb/d (571.6 thousand m³/d) an increase of 8.2% from 2017. Canada exported 2.8 MMb/d (444.6 thousand m³/d) of heavy crude oil and 0.80 MMb/d (127.0 thousand m³/d) of light crude oil. The average price of Canada’s crude oil exports also increased 11% in 2018 resulting in an overall increase in crude oil export values. The crude oil export summary is presented below.
Table 1: Oil Export Summary
Table 1: Export Summary 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Average Price (US$/bbl) 79.67 39.40 33.25 42.51 47.4
Crude oil prices fell sharply in the fourth quarter of
2014 as robust global production exceeded demand. After reaching monthly peaks of $112 per barrel (bbl) and $105/bbl in June,
crude oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell to $62/bbl and $59/bbl in December, respectively.
Brent Crude oil prices from 2014 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)
Price in U.S. dollars per barrel201754.15201643.74201552.32201498.89
'Summation, Canada is being raped and the 'gate-keepers' are in fill support of it rather than trying to get Canadians the best deal possible.