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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.
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$ {) L3 J% b0 C V3 N7 P. b* B' U2 IVince 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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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. $ n1 f! E& j: `
7 M5 b* V% R9 r3 Q; e* iCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 8 A& Q& S6 k* m4 U a
' o' d9 y: I% n, x cThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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