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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst3 q5 }) _+ ~/ [
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The Canadian Press * C0 r$ P% P5 Y2 f! G0 }7 e
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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. z9 h; u. F( d1 p3 _5 a
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. & v2 J2 B7 d: z h9 J% V
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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. $ U3 m# b8 J0 E' n
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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