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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst* F! K: \/ [) x- d
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The Canadian Press
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) g5 H8 U/ m0 S' Z$ ~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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/ g& q) }; I" bVince 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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0 v i& D' @' V3 H' ?9 TAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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0 W) r. k5 I5 M/ _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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