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The latest round of the oil slump has brought new pain to Alberta producers. Western Canada Select, the oil sands benchmark crude, has tumbled to price levels not seen since the Great Recession. Further, the price gap between WCS and West Texas Intermediate, the North American benchmark, has expanded to its widest level of the past 12 months, with Alberta's heavy crude priced $20 (U.S.) below WTI per barrel.