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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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The Canadian Press , |2 P1 c }$ W4 O6 ?
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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. 9 w6 p! h2 F: L5 j2 h5 q
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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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" M) d" F! R+ @1 QAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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6 M& f1 E$ K: Q# H! YCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 5 @, g, s- C$ P2 s+ A* C1 Y
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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