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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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The Canadian Press
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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. * \- r( K/ B, g- R) ~4 ~" Q! E
. T1 o: g% {7 e) n' q9 L" L, FAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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( T2 c& p5 N SCrude 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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