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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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^$ j* S# q' f FThe Canadian Press
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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. : s. |( a& X: V" p
) c$ E# ?4 e4 `1 k4 p* c8 y/ qVince 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. : _% H/ L7 n5 D
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. / z, G2 H1 h4 e
( d" A8 `4 @. G+ v4 WCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 4 j% {- T/ j' p* W# ] b
$ Q, K1 x" t( \That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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