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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst) {3 n4 M' a! J6 @7 l5 y
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
8 Z! y9 M. j8 D3 O% PThe Canadian Press * z& p/ v( l4 @+ ^. Z/ c$ T
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5 o8 m; W, M) b" w/ m- z0 sCALGARY - 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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Vince 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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6 ~' `0 _8 r0 y4 dAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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, R7 G, f+ f6 d) rCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 8 ~0 ]1 @6 |0 R- A- F ? T: U
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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