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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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6 V: K _3 _ m O6 TThe Canadian Press / I2 @8 w3 K$ F" y5 Z7 T- a" b& t
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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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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. % N) F7 I0 A4 x# J# j
6 Y, F$ T% a' d! ~And 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.
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% @9 Q2 ? s s6 |That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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