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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst$ H9 A; T5 L0 C5 @2 k- B
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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. ) w# O( a( Q8 S/ ]
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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' o+ @& W3 {. a' E3 @* F
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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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?& `. J! g0 c8 j0 `. `Crude 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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