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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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1 G* Z/ `- {. A f1 aCALGARY - 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. # Z( A7 c9 a; N1 j7 }* C
* ]4 b& B0 g0 G0 P: F" @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.
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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, k- e/ ~; T k2 N$ X; g# JThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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