MEG Energy says TMX will boost Canadian oil price for years That's the prevailing conventional wisdom and it does make senses.
Most Canadian company trade at a big discount to their US peers.
If we were to see a narrowing of the differential then,you know the rest.....
Intermediate oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. expects the recently completed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will boost Canadian oil prices for years to come.
MEG's vice-president of marketing Erik Alson made the comments Tuesday on a conference call with analysts.
He said he expects the difference between the benchmark U.S. oil price and the price Canadian oilsands producers receive for their crude will remain narrow for years, thanks to the additional export capacity offered by the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which marked its official opening last week, gives Canadian oil shippers access to an additional 590,000 barrels-per-day of pipeline capacity.
MEG is one of the main beneficiaries of the Trans Mountain expansion, with 20,000 barrels per day of contracted capacity on the pipeline.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 7, 2024.