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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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: a8 d! \- r; Z1 {; a) dThe Canadian Press 8 e8 I$ }9 E3 F+ ~
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1 n+ s1 G" x7 j8 B, T4 J n' 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. : @; K$ B8 M& p2 z* H" k2 a6 o2 k
- T4 C- I( R; V$ _- ?% _+ `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. " H' f! E/ o( Q; `* `0 M
7 z. z6 W& k: QCrude 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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0 d* s' ~% K) [* sThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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