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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst$ |+ t; _+ r# I# C2 `4 O
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The Canadian Press
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4 o& q9 E) s ~CALGARY - 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 X5 B3 V, b" j3 V
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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. 0 N) f d8 l/ H0 h! t: a
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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p1 M/ {- h$ m/ {4 QCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 3 w9 x% ~4 @; q) E6 [2 d
0 e/ ]! ]0 W1 |That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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