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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst9 ]2 h, H1 L+ r, P- y2 C, i
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
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3 C+ P- G! }- N4 j& t5 v) W& OCALGARY - 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 P) h( {' n7 V+ b& R
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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.
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; T* @5 F' Z& qAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 8 a) C* H- X& U, x' ?
2 a1 }6 |! ~. a# kCrude 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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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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