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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst7 G- N- ]; {' ?% N: }
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
/ X+ P0 {5 x. t1 I- ~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. 0 a S Y- ^, H
% ?& W0 C5 x0 a( ZVince 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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/ X, ^- e& n. q& s+ ]And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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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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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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