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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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1 W9 S- a) B3 QCALGARY - 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.
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; Q/ f% _5 n9 [- m: ]/ r$ o1 GVince 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. , d N- x% V# L1 w
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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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1 T+ B2 ]4 K, A; J8 z8 C. mThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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