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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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9 O) D: `* y2 _" i1 P2 m {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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" w2 M6 G: O7 ?' A2 [Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. 6 c4 O* y$ W- Z
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. , s2 w+ x- J% [5 U Y# T' p
! K- U. `- Z4 qCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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( H8 R3 k* C$ z8 JThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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