* WCS for April delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded
between $15.40 and $15.15 a barrel under the WTI, according to
brokerage CalRock, having traded between $15.55 and $15.25 a
barrel under WTI on Thursday.
* The price of WCS for delivery in Hardisty is tracking
strengthening prices on the U.S. Gulf Coast, said one
Calgary-based crude trader. Gulf Coast exports are climbing,
helping boost demand for more heavy sour barrels in the region.
* Oil sands maintenance season is also due to get underway
in April, cutting into supply. Canadian Natural said its Horizon
and Scotford upgraders, which produce synthetic crude, will
start turnarounds in April and May.
* Light synthetic crude from the oil sands for April
delivery traded $4.95 and $5 a barrel over WTI, according to
CalRock.
* Global oil prices recovered from a brief sell-off to gain
by more $1 per barrel and ended the week higher, driven by
renewed optimism around demand from top oil importer China. (Reporting by Nia Williams)
March 3 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) crude's
discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
tightened slightly on Friday:
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