Or it just might be that with lower average oil prices in hand and expectations that after expanding moderately over the coming quarters, the economy would pick up gradually — presumably in 2013. (valueline.com)
In the latest quarter production was up over the same quarter a year ago and higher average oil prices more than offset the softer prices in the natural gas market. (longtermvalue.wordpress.com)
That's largely due to the government increasing its projected average oil price from US$ 42 a barrel to US$ 45 a barrel, helping to boost resource revenues by $ 744 million. (albertacantwait.com)