* WCS for May delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded between
$15.60 and $15.40 a barrel under WTI, according to brokerage
CalRock, after having traded between $15.50 and $15.40 a barrel
under the U.S. benchmark on Thursday.
* Friday was the last day of the monthly Canadian crude
trading window, which runs from the first of each month until
the day before export pipeline nominations are due. The WCS
discount has traded in a tight range between $16 and $14 a
barrel under WTI all month.
* Global oil prices rose and secured a fourth straight week
of gains after the International Energy Agency said global
demand will hit a record high this year on the back of a
recovery in Chinese consumption.
* The outright price of WCS was around $67 a barrel.
(Reporting by Nia Williams)
April 14 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy
crude's discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
was little changed on Friday:
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