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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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9 j8 F( t. I5 ]5 b# c, ]The Canadian Press $ E6 E7 v. ?. c- u' `: _, C
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; K2 L. u3 ?0 O8 M/ R( jCALGARY - 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. * ^0 s/ O c" h& }$ b
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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. & ^8 V' n/ E# W% n# p, Q. G
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And 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$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 8 F$ h3 o9 d* T; g
+ I2 M: B: }% Y( f' kThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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