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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst F5 k7 _% g9 K6 n+ u9 R; i
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
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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. 0 }$ e+ F" z9 k4 P9 u c E1 V
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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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5 ~) G& x2 W, Z! X) {! ]8 [8 |: nAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. ! F1 g/ L6 r% j
$ C) N' i/ K i5 SCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. % c3 P0 E1 W+ A* ^) W* J# I
- l3 c! C9 a4 o3 |2 `- [That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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