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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst- X8 x" [1 ^+ _/ T1 Z" A& S7 i
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM. Z! K/ p6 [' u! h
The Canadian Press
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6 D( V" S3 K! lCALGARY - 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. & w- C7 a: V/ |% p
$ y/ W2 L' E1 y; p% l- ^Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. . e+ ?! Y- w$ p5 l
2 R% c9 ?! F5 f5 B2 o7 r/ K2 `/ PCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. $ f6 z9 t* D8 z4 F( ^0 ?. g
3 ^- R3 i1 J0 f! h4 o' tThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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