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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst, D4 {# S' G1 R$ E% |2 `* F, G
Thu 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. 5 v$ F/ K& O( B4 {* j
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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. 1 e8 |2 v* T4 }
$ [5 w4 f u* @And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 3 a/ t2 e! M6 x. Q% Y5 T
; G: O8 s! u8 K( DCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. o; g& q* {$ U
% d7 K, w. T5 o! o: `2 KThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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