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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst3 P& C6 h. B1 I3 O; \
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
; G* G( h% i( a& A9 ?The Canadian Press
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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. 4 y& L! u- [7 w
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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. , v1 R! x) P8 ]8 C0 m
0 I- V6 \/ n* R9 V% `And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 9 P9 p( b2 T3 D4 H U
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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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& q; }) S8 H" n# [+ cThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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