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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst) \- ^; g0 M6 C, t: f
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0 z2 m1 a8 g3 _) `( [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. ) K6 ~7 E- o, X6 c9 I- x7 x% U
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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.
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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9 `, n+ R* b2 e* L* r7 m/ M" SCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 5 m4 O& S+ ]3 K
I9 x8 v$ r9 h5 pThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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