Western Canadian Select
Canada's heavy crude benchmark. It trades at a discount to WTI that widens and narrows with pipeline space and refinery demand.
84.80
USD/bbl, +2.5% on the week
Western Canadian Select, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
50 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- +2.5%
- 13-week range
- 64.94 to 90.08
- 52-week range
- 43.46 to 94.53
- Over the year
- +83.8%
- Matters to
- North America
Where Canada sells it
Crude oil: C$155 billion of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 13% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| China | C$11.6 billion |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | C$1.9 billion |
| Germany | C$1.5 billion |
| Netherlands | C$1.5 billion |
| South Korea | C$838 million |
| France | C$788 million |
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