* WCS for June delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, ended the day
at $13.10 a barrel under the benchmark, according to brokerage
CalRock. On Wednesday the Canadian heavy benchmark ended at
$13.45 a barrel under WTI.
* The heavy crude benchmark has tightened this week on
concerns about wildfires in Alberta, although the wildfires have
recently eased, allowing some producers to reopen shuttered
production.
* Canadian heavy oil prices have steadily improved this year
relative to WTI due to improved transport to the United States
and the restart of two Midwest refineries that are big buyers,
RBN Energy analyst Martin King said.
* Global oil prices slid as a political standoff over the
U.S. debt ceiling stoked recession jitters in the world's
biggest oil consumer, while rising U.S. jobless claims weighed
on sentiment. (Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Editing by
Shinjini Ganguli)
May 11 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy
crude's discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
narrowed on Thursday:
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