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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst* T3 F2 o! s$ ?, D7 {3 z
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
9 R* Y+ f) A9 w4 E; pThe Canadian Press
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. u0 g4 D$ b- B. A& j6 b, VCALGARY - 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. 4 g1 ?# v$ ]8 y' T% ]* j% }0 W
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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. 8 @. J0 g1 D3 i5 W% p: s
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 2 h u& I- ?" m3 C" ^) j! [
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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. " R K0 ]8 I, \* K4 W3 }
9 S7 Z# O8 K& T! ?" fThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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