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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst
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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. , t1 ]. r& `' j& E2 T
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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. * z4 A" Y& _/ r8 d c* W) u
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And with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. + s( B1 ?/ S, Z% e# _1 t+ K
# ]- Y6 y) L' FCrude 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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