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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst% T- F5 U! {2 _! s
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
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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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2 W6 |% J) Q9 [# D; m) H0 K. `. BVince 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. , B6 \! Q' z6 ?, K1 u
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 4 C+ e7 o2 q% V
8 V# i6 n! E2 C2 H* p4 E+ GCrude 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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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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