Canadian oil and gas firms are seeing stronger cash flows from the latest upswing in crude benchmarks such as Oil – Brent Crude and Oil – US Crude, with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East supporting prices. However, executives, including at major oilsands producer Cenovus Energy, indicate they are maintaining current capital spending plans for now, emphasizing balance sheet strength and shareholder returns over rapid output growth.
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Over the past month, Oil – US Crude is down about 4.25%, while Oil – Brent Crude has fallen roughly 6.37%, highlighting volatility despite the recent rally, with 1-day technicals flashing a mixed picture as U.S. crude shows a Buy signal and Brent a Hold. Natural Gas has retreated about 14.98% over the month and carries a 1-day Sell signal, underscoring weaker fundamentals in gas relative to oil benchmarks and potentially tempering enthusiasm for new upstream gas investment.
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