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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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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. 7 ~2 j" \1 ^& r
( J9 i* c P2 L* ^. a. Z) S) I% h$ ?Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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& m: s$ b" f* d# T3 s( u% s" M4 ~And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. # A: S; L$ n( |8 d
) S! ^# e9 D: k! j3 mThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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