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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst( z" v* g$ [: B' Y/ S8 S
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM f z5 }, S' W! l
The Canadian Press
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8 e7 A8 R9 b4 c2 t | W' }1 ACALGARY - 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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" @, L- G- |, }) h4 U- e, t7 w* TVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. : Q' [7 g8 O1 a- h5 Q
* w# ^# K# K$ E& j) M" M) c6 f KCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. + ?" y, y, j. E
: x5 @& m4 L* A+ N: s6 OThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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