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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst1 e- j4 ~0 ?* r; W' B( L4 ]$ c% S X
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
5 }2 W: q, y% M+ W* 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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) u: m6 k; P8 S+ PVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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6 t. E- e5 q6 p {# _$ L1 q; _And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. ( W I' E H7 G, P+ a
9 `; Q8 o- V9 mCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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8 B( T$ t; {( X: ]That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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