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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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The Canadian Press ( a: y/ `. o8 |6 p0 T/ p
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4 J7 y0 T' n9 q U: y" N7 vCALGARY - 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. 3 ?" W5 k1 ^! {1 ]6 O
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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. ! R9 W* S" s+ @& {) F# D" i
8 u: Q" ~9 v, o; p! A2 I( nAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. ; u a6 Z- [! U* M6 K( m" T
) m% b+ s; F7 m5 h6 c2 _Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 0 @2 B4 i. @# Q- b, J
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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