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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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) m& Z0 p- x" VCALGARY - 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. 5 d! X, Y* B) D
4 M! R0 \& {6 D/ e# b1 k' yVince 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. / o/ I* q& L! { H) I f% v: T
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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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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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" V' N3 r$ s3 y& HThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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