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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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- E, K4 E! `% a6 sCALGARY - 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. : E0 I" G% i9 f; Y+ s
" e" l% f! ~8 D& S5 w$ MVince 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. 5 e% h: [( Q3 ^6 k7 y1 `
5 @7 b3 G) s2 TAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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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. 8 r) ~: `/ T! l
1 @( h" R" y. V7 f8 eThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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