AN EYE ON THE MARKETS / Weekend Edition - Part 6 DAILY REVIEW OF NATURAL GAS & CRUDE OIL PRICING / Part 4 Article Index 11/13 17:08 EIA country table on US crude oil imports Jan-Sept 11/13 17:14 Petro-Canada raises heavy oil price 11/13 17:15 Petro-Canada raises light oil prices 11/13 19:07 Shell Canada cuts heavy oil prices 11/13 19:06 Shell Canada raises light oil prices 11/13 17:08 EIA country table on US crude oil imports Jan-Sept WASHINGTON, Nov 13 - The United States imported 251.752 million barrels of crude oil during September, down 11.2 percent, or 31.683 million barrels, from the previous month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Friday. Based on preliminary EIA estimates, U.S. oil imports from major crude supplying nations (in thousand barrels) during the first nine months are as follows: Country August September Jan--Sept
Saudi Arabia 45,499 45,950 388,152 Venezuela 41,816 35,975 368,784 Mexico 35,279 40,997 361,565 Canada 38,691 36,810 351,575 Nigeria 22,503 14,879 197,110 Angola 13,073 13,724 119,003 Colombia 11,060 9,144 83,036 Kuwait 8,461 7,772 81,682 Iraq 22,093 15,514 70,596 Norway 8,064 4,872 59,724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/13 19:06 Shell Canada <SHC.TO> raises light oil prices COMPANY EFF DATE BOW RIVER HARDISTY MEDIUM, BLEND MEDIUM** CROMER IMPERIAL 11/12/98 104.00 -- 114.00 SHELL CANADA 11/12/98 -- 111.00 114.00 SUNCOR 11/10/98 -- -- 112.00 PETRO-CANADA 11/13/98 -- 100.00* -- KOCH OIL 11/11/98 100.00 107.00 111.00
Bow River Blend, Hardisty.....Stream Quality Hardisty Medium...............29.3 API, 1.6 pct sulphur *Petro-Can Hardisty Medium....25.7 API, 2.1 pct sulphur Medium at Cromer, Man.........29.3 API, 2.0 pct sulphur ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/13 17:15 Petro-Canada <PCA.TO> raises light oil prices COMPANY EFF DATE LT SWEET LT SOUR CDLR/BBL CDLR/M3 CDLR/BBL CDLR/M3 IMPERIAL OIL 11/12/98 20.35 128.00 19.71 124.00 SHELL CANADA 11/12/98 20.35 128.00 19.71 124.00 SUNCOR* 11/10/98 19.71 124.00 19.08 120.00 PETRO-CANADA 11/13/98 19.87 125.00 19.24 121.00 KOCH OIL 11/11/98 19.87 125.00 19.40 122.00
Light sweet marker crude at Edmonton/Swan Hills......40 API, 0.3 pct sulphur Light sour at Cromer, Man....33 API, 1.1 pct sulphur *Suncor light sour...........35 API, 1.2 pct sulphur ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/13 19:07 Shell Canada <SHC.TO> cuts heavy oil prices COMPANY EFF DATE BOW RIVER HARDISTY MEDIUM BLEND MEDIUM** CROMER IMPERIAL 11/12/98 104.00 -- 114.00 SHELL CANADA 11/13/98 -- 108.00 111.00 SUNCOR 11/10/98 -- -- 112.00 PETRO-CANADA 11/13/98 -- 100.00* -- KOCH OIL 11/13/98 100.00 107.00 111.00 Bow River Blend, Hardisty.....Stream Quality Hardisty Medium...............29.3 API, 1.6 pct sulphur *Petro-Can Hardisty Medium....25.7 API, 2.1 pct sulphur Medium at Cromer, Man.........29.3 API, 2.0 pct sulphur ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/13 19:06 Shell Canada <SHC.TO> raises light oil prices COMPANY EFF DATE LT SWEET LT SOUR CDLR/BBL CDLR/M3 CDLR/BBL CDLR/M3 IMPERIAL OIL 11/12/98 20.35 128.00 19.71 124.00 SHELL CANADA 11/13/98 19.87 125.00 19.24 121.00 SUNCOR* 11/10/98 19.71 124.00 19.08 120.00 PETRO-CANADA 11/13/98 19.87 125.00 19.24 121.00 KOCH OIL 11/13/98 19.87 125.00 19.24 121.00
Light sweet marker crude at Edmonton/Swan Hills......40 API, 0.3 pct sulphur Light sour at Cromer, Man....33 API, 1.1 pct sulphur *Suncor light sour...........35 API, 1.2 pct sulphur ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |