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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
, n2 A' U- d- o. MThu 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. ; N$ h% j- k& t( ]7 u
- r& J+ X; e$ zVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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* i$ Q9 b/ r) f: p. C4 C ?And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. # F- t2 t. s* y8 C) b
) G/ }1 G* |5 r) x, Y! NCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. / O# z! x! V2 V: b2 e
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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