Western Canadian crude may be crossing the Atlantic Ocean soon as Canada’s oil companies seek buyers outside North America. Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) , the largest Canadian oil company by market capitalization, loaded its first tanker of heavy crude out of Canada’s eastern coast this week. Enbridge Inc. (ENB) ’s Line 9B is scheduled to complete its reversal next month, bringing 300,000 more barrels a day to the Saint Lawrence River, which empties into the Atlantic. Canada’s search for overseas markets comes as its crude production is rising along with that of its traditional buyer, the U.S. Combined output of those countries has risen 51 percent in the past five years to 12.2 million barrels a day, according to their governments. Unlike the U.S., Canada has no restrictions on exporting crude. “As we get more and more production in North America, prices will get lower and companies will have […]