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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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: x) J/ _- l5 c' u7 W) Q5 MThe Canadian Press ; h' N1 Q: n; L" ]2 c. h2 l$ O
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: R7 m( x- P7 h$ o# tCALGARY - 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$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. # B$ s! ]8 _) x+ L1 t
7 A7 Z7 Z* v8 X& PAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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6 `+ d1 A7 j+ ~6 k0 P; H. nCrude 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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/ l% U2 z9 Q' M. w8 D- `That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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