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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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The Canadian Press
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; C! l4 w7 A8 v( ?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.
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# r6 z) e& Q( L) J) i8 bVince 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. " |" R5 p" o/ e4 q
" C" L0 [6 n {' M& bCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 6 A( q2 H' J7 R3 i4 z8 a
, g: o5 o! T, Z" S& `+ S5 ^4 q k& lThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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