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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst8 @. [" Q1 v) i/ q; s9 b
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
8 z ^" V4 k# @# ?0 k( gThe Canadian Press
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2 K2 l+ q' _' T- v1 [8 GCALGARY - 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. - E5 X. \0 V* p. ^# E
) \4 u) X& r; F5 u. vVince 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.
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 2 x. {4 m/ D4 j0 `/ g1 s! n! N
# N9 y1 o$ l/ B" HThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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