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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst" ~% a' ~" v6 t5 m. l. n
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
2 W4 z- g+ \9 U5 rThe Canadian Press 5 M D# l1 X. `' r! ^. n- g
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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 ~' D' a. d$ D! [) }
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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. 9 A: {; B$ P }" u
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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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$ E3 t! Y: C) q0 g) D- ?Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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2 v$ |2 G& F' n! ?- z4 pThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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