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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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, V* C' j4 Q1 ?" Z. r! |- yThe 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. : E6 k+ M1 F' \5 h
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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. + U% m% d0 E7 w( @" {: C* @5 M+ w
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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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9 x; j( K& J: f( `Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ; J# U1 }2 ^% E; Y& \6 M
$ n. W0 R U% o) X+ F* r0 g z/ z, WThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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