CANADIAN OIL COMPANIES RAISE CRUDE PRICES
 Petro-Canada, the state-owned oil
 company, said it raised the contract price it will pay for
 crude oil 64 Canadian cts a barrel, effective March six.
     Petro-Canada's posted price for the benchmark light sweet
 grade, Edmonton/Swann Hills at 40 api gravity, now stands at
 21.95 Canadian dlrs/bbl. Their light sour grade is posted at
 19.88 Canadian dlrs/bbl.
     Earlier today, Shell Canada <SHC> said it raised its crude
 postings about 47 Canadian cts/bbl, bringing Edmonton light
 sweet to 21.95 Canadian dlrs/bbl, and the light sour crude to
 19.95 Canadian dlrs/bbl.
     Imperial oil <IMO.A>, a 70 pct owned subsidiary of Exxon
 Corp, said that effective March five it also raised its light
 sweet crude posting to 21.95 Canadian dlrs/bbl.