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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst3 c" }, j2 \& ^' U) \/ @
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The Canadian Press 9 d; ~- m( k+ h% m
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* s0 \! l, b3 S: }( |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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" i2 I v% Z+ W" m2 ZVince 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. % @9 `2 h! e1 Q P, u
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 8 I/ n1 U j1 {8 o
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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.
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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