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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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+ s) ]( S7 v& [7 CCALGARY - 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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" W1 ]8 f3 K& O% e4 @1 CVince 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. 7 t B/ g! V6 S; M9 ~0 p: ~2 ?
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. * ?4 _( I7 ~/ \. a0 [9 w
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Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. K9 H4 w) X0 r
2 I* y0 o* w- N1 V3 M- B$ v; ~That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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