MARKET ANALYSIS
AS PREPARED BY COMMISSION STAFF
February 14, 2013

 

The following analysis has been used by the Commission as part of its price adjustment methodology and is provided here to assist the public in understanding some of the background factors influencing current market prices.

 
 

Crude Track:
  Recent WTI Crude (US$/bbl)
 

Feb 1

$97.77
 

Feb 4

$96.17
 

Feb 5

$96.64
 

Feb 6

$96.62
 

Feb 7

$95.83
 

Feb 8

$95.72
 

Feb 11

$97.03
 

Feb 12

$97.51
 

Feb 13

$97.01
 Average Brent Crude for February: $117.43
 
  Average Average Average
  2013 2012 2011
January  $ 94.70  $100.51  $89.44
February  $ 96.70  $102.26  $88.83
March    $106.36  $102.74
April    $103.18  $109.67
May    $ 95.47  $101.29
June    $ 82.28  $96.40
July    $ 87.93  $97.43
August    $ 94.05  $86.23
September    $ 94.74  $86.13
October    $ 89.72 $86.10
November    $ 85.87 $96.86
December    $ 88.06 $98.51
         
  US $
Per Barrel		 CDN  Cents
Per Litre		 CDN Cents
Per Litre		 CDN Cents
Per Litre
  CRUDE RUL F/O DIESEL
Feb 13/13 $ 97.01 127.3 110.3 135.9
Feb 13/12 $100.91 121.7 106.3 131.7
YOY Diff. - 3.90 +5.4 +4.0 +4.2
% Change -3.9% +4.4% 3.8% +2.9%
 

Note:

Legend:
DOE Department of Energy
RUL Regular Unleaded Gasoline
F/O Furnace Oil
WTI West Texas Intermediate