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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst( W2 T4 g+ w/ ~2 L# K+ w
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
+ e+ ~0 K) \/ h) u9 S8 A- nThe Canadian Press " y5 a4 f- h3 T: K3 W$ @% U
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2 _( `+ z2 M/ Z$ \) X! ]8 ACALGARY - 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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2 p" B; `2 a8 x, ~/ c9 A xVince 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. 7 V2 }" w% D; K4 o& @) N
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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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I* F, d* T# ^9 q: @8 O; X0 eCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. : d- J8 D+ W( [+ j8 ?! d
" S3 T$ A7 w1 y" L) G2 Y* yThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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