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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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. V s: o4 t y5 L7 d- aThe Canadian Press
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0 b+ w$ k6 Y9 O9 d: G0 B; W% j, }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. 2 ^* \4 X% | e" A C k3 Z4 A
2 ^0 W0 N: s4 m) rVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. - [4 R0 H0 T3 z4 W( M! F
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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$ T7 `4 W L$ D- @- b: @8 OCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. % Q$ B. @6 `+ ^
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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