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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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( L z, {7 {' ]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. ; G4 R: a1 z# f8 G5 ?5 k9 T5 t
! ?* `. Y c* x0 qVince 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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3 K* S8 q: T) S5 V/ w8 s/ ` {4 \- HAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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+ {1 C# E4 X0 k3 }+ f: ^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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, r/ T8 }/ \' T" y# {- AThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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