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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst, }% M+ J5 ?+ r: Y+ D% l
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
5 B' `3 d+ s9 W0 R8 qThe Canadian Press
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% M6 m. l6 w$ Q! f; [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.
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( U% j# G9 p) ^ C( nVince 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. 5 l7 E* V; S* @6 }* s/ H
$ v, {( B% D% T' Z% q, @1 iAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. % e6 ]) d) j' z0 O/ B! G
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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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. U# ?9 Z9 \3 I1 f% [% T- WThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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