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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 |! D. H3 _; F e' MCALGARY - 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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& `+ J3 m" f- s/ n" I; 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. 5 j/ G& I3 G7 {3 F% A+ l
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. ! t' w; b+ e3 z+ ^4 ]! }: v
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. * c- X3 h8 ]' O& ]- v* u7 A6 O
# ^# y( p! ^. H$ a! sThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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