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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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7 m7 N% }$ b! y. R3 F$ F' ]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. 6 n+ J; n- L! r: s% D& r2 y
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Vince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected.
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. 5 R$ H* a8 K7 S6 r- S
; j C9 M9 i7 U2 n$ \Crude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 7 D( ~9 `, c" M5 H* n A" V
y B& Z& S5 K# O( J& z5 ~. MThat marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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