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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst, ^3 e+ O" q" N' l
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM: {* t- R! q$ s+ {! R
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. 1 }2 V D$ f+ j2 _
* E" N9 [0 M H, w4 R$ W/ N. UVince 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 \$ x3 _! r" y# K( G
* [: C0 [: t( s3 eAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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2 H* d. j; b( kCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 4 S3 I$ ?8 d' ~8 R; B- O, h
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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