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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst1 H5 R" I W. a0 W" A: a
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The Canadian Press # G8 m; h* y0 b, K5 a* s
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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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3 L b5 N! j: A; KVince 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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6 v6 p! v* N' d: @+ ^- w% [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. 5 ^7 N9 [/ w' N p
+ V9 G. f# [; F- _' G! vThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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