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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst4 L$ l. }0 H% n( o2 G4 K0 b
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
; ]7 L' \6 \ ?4 [3 W; KThe Canadian Press 7 I$ M P- o3 W! A
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$ l4 w# F7 |8 b+ E, b7 ]6 W- zCALGARY - 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 O8 v& z2 s% K% w) p
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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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9 k$ o3 s/ W. M# M; v4 m$ M' FAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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9 R- S' K- L" O4 |: | q6 _; ZCrude 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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2 { g& |1 X, i& n! nThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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