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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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7 }5 f' @ B) `% |; JCALGARY - 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. # j: s; @" s9 d4 U' C% A
6 Y) W+ O/ q% I0 m( c6 d% l' eVince 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. $ h5 O" l" i+ a9 j8 v: h1 @
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. $ F- D7 G5 ^4 g! I3 T3 D+ ~7 g$ P' P
# v$ f% ~! A8 i' P6 a/ \( tCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. / G, f* E1 o2 w* J2 T5 d
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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