RE:RE:RE:RE:HORRIBLE BROKEN PROMISE !!! Alex, Your Second BLACK STAR !!!Max---Thanks for that great explanation on how hedges actually work. Sure you give up some potential profit but people forget that 18 months ago WCS was in negative territory and the very survival of companies like HSE and CVE were in doubt. I don't think that survival is in doubt now but when survival is in doubt you put some hedges in place.
The cash flow for the quarter will still be enormous and the crack spreads at 20 bucks plus will also help when you have the sort of refining capacity that the company has now.
Also, correct me if I am wrong but hedging losses can also be used to offset profits for the purposes of income tax? That tax bill will probably be pretty substantial this year.
Lastly, as I asked earlier on the thread--what percentage of the CVE oil production was actually hedged?