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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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$ Z; K; G* a1 @* y7 U0 LThe Canadian Press 2 k4 q1 p% W# Z3 D
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4 t* G G8 `& ?" m7 ICALGARY - 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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1 R% E9 T7 f X4 @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. * u/ h+ H, ^2 b' G9 [) V
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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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% @. l- g: v9 D, KCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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