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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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0 c; r! {+ Z9 q: k7 H' A' o3 n& RCALGARY - 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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$ @% ]! p [5 n- I9 ?$ ~5 a% ?- dVince 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 k) K8 L- u. aAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. + f3 R0 G O! b8 p
/ V4 q2 Y% P/ J" j( u9 @2 fCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. - H7 b3 ?: I6 ^1 K
- s( H' x( C+ i t: h l. ?That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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