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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst! n, A0 p; g6 O, y( g
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
: Y5 M5 K( u4 a9 e7 PThe Canadian Press . p: @4 r. I. I1 c8 d" Y
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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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! ~0 d8 M- a, v+ e. dVince 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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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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/ `) z9 W/ Z, r0 ?* lCrude 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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