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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst, D! T( b' b1 V- P: t) B) j( H
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
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! {- e k/ E7 \7 [) r) B, \. ]CALGARY - 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.
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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. 9 v1 ^9 U# L5 v4 @
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 3 C E1 J( C9 d; E# z7 ^/ E# J
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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.
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4 {% l+ O6 f& q, @7 y# f8 X% XThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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