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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst- Y/ h8 I' y/ ~, c7 B' J
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM6 D1 t; u5 A- `- ~8 ]
The Canadian Press 3 t1 \) c( B6 Z: c! ]! P
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8 s* n: T" B" u5 g; d) G0 ECALGARY - 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. 8 x9 X8 d' `) z2 D
" u! t; u( p2 C% tVince 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. ' a5 J% X! {1 [6 h& R! j0 D
( n. g/ K6 g/ sAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. ' d7 c9 v V1 G0 ~+ O4 z
# k2 f) W" |7 d& w. _6 A! H; vCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 0 K6 l. ? p: t' S# T) ?
& d' u3 R4 s$ Z3 Q XThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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