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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst& T% W2 e3 Q" q% f5 S4 F5 t
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The Canadian Press
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, ?$ r* _( T3 t7 k, E1 F) `3 q, ? e: k1 uCALGARY - 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. ' B/ ^8 }- g. U) L& W% z
3 p. ]# A9 \( s# d0 U' UVince 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. . D+ m9 F7 {1 ?, g* ^
6 }0 H! i1 t* m. M; { HAnd 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 H5 R8 j( U1 x" P
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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