The discount on Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude versus the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) narrowed slightly on Friday:
* WCS for October delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $13.75 a barrel below WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, having settled at $13.85 a barrel under the benchmark on Thursday.
* Canadian heavy crude prices continue to trade in the narrow range between $13.50 and $14.00 a barrel below benchmark U.S. crude that they have been in all month.
* Global oil prices fell as U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude production resumed following Hurricane Francine and rising data showed a weekly rise in U.S. rig count.
* The outright price of Canadian heavy crude was just under $55 a barrel.
(Reporting by Nia Williams in British Columbia; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)