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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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4 ]$ s7 R7 I) Y4 k% R# QCALGARY - 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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' i8 b6 Y, s% V# OVince 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. , v( s' n3 I( S) b3 |1 \
. m0 G8 b* E% ` MCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ) r4 K, \( l1 k7 w8 e3 n b
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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