The Canadian Dollar was another beneficiary of the strong US Dollar trading levels which were last traded in Mid-Jan this year.
Strong Crude Oil prices made it a double whammy for the Canadian Dollar. With WTI trading over $60 a barrel the realizations for the Oil Sand companies will be around the $40-45 range which will cover marginal costs for these companies, which could result in higher production.
The forward curve for WTI for one year forward is quoting around $64.5 which makes it viable for some of these companies to lock into forward hedges for a portion of their output which will keep them going for some time.
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The Canadian Dollar was another beneficiary of the strong US Dollar trading levels which were last traded in Mid-Jan this year. Strong Crude Oil prices made it a double whammy for the Canadian Dollar. With WTI trading ov…
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