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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst; j: ?# Y" o/ {2 }: R1 q5 y
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
+ @0 J, ]8 p) `8 n) L( o4 ZThe Canadian Press ( R+ Q; W. x5 k- ~) F
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( R5 X0 l/ ~- v- H% x1 o( JCALGARY - Producers in Alberta's oilsands have reason to be nervous if the price of crude oil continues on its downward path, an energy analyst says. 5 N8 }( h3 t- Y7 x1 g1 K
. W2 u* _4 K9 `Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. ; i! W. [+ A# J0 }+ s S7 r
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. * B5 L) S; J0 \+ z( F
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. % C8 k8 T( I* M
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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