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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst$ b( ]3 G, |- _* \
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
: r* W# E& _* Y$ I/ F* BThe Canadian Press
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% t1 j1 E; t- d/ s) F4 ^4 wCALGARY - 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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; T) w, Y8 J! q5 d' r$ }. tVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. 1 X- L. H2 ?4 Q; Z( {' i1 P
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. % l6 k G( }1 z1 d) F' E4 k$ R
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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. , k/ H+ u& @, Z1 X9 c
- \7 |. O* q% ^6 H/ d3 f* o3 GThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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