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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst' ^! }) z# }! G% J; E
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
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0 Y. C7 J' G* \; f' E, O0 _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. $ z0 c: c' ?. |, Z5 q2 m
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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.
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7 M0 R2 s+ Z4 _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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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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