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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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7 Y0 ~: L. d1 N/ u+ iThe 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.
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6 h- G& g) l6 ~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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( [9 p( e- _* G) K1 n( t, v0 qAnd 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. % Y7 j) ^4 L/ [, e* \) o" C/ }1 y
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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