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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst0 N$ t2 U$ Q/ k- H
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM0 M! e8 R8 H& p- J, ?* q
The Canadian Press
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- A+ m0 k9 W+ X$ \5 o5 h' M8 Q; BCALGARY - 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. : d: Y8 C& C! A$ R7 I/ @ {' o
1 p% i: _: z" DVince 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. 0 t: l5 t. s+ n q
) ^" o) J' Y9 r* O* iAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. : A, ^; s: J/ A, z
: o- L% \6 D1 c- O" iCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. + v/ t4 p& E7 E* A
: @& Q- {# j" P# a* j+ {3 l+ {That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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