Discount on Western Canada Select Heavy Crude Steady

* WCS for January delivery in Hardisty, Alberta settled at $12.25 a barrel under the WTI benchmark, according to brokerage CalRock, flat from the previous day.

* Global oil prices rose as markets looked to rising demand in China, the world’s largest buyer, and possible tight supply in Europe this coming winter and away from the overthrow of Syria’s president.29dk2902l

(Reporting by Nia Williams in British Columbia; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)