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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst1 r( H! I& q/ q0 ]5 k
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
$ V/ \( O# {6 ^9 A7 OThe Canadian Press
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Z5 b, h) o9 ?8 { {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. 5 ~( ^! p" P( F. X: a) n
7 G, ?; p" d, jVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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/ L3 j( R' g. {: w7 ?7 M' B& G1 eAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. + V: E3 y8 E* g$ ]" @1 u: w9 C D8 V7 }
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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. 9 b5 w2 N6 ?3 v! g7 M
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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