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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst* O) E6 r7 G; v
Thu Sep 11, 3:33 PM
W& r7 p( y% N( o" o5 @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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. e* f; `3 N( X% W1 cVince Lauerman of Geopolitics Central says a barrel of crude oil could fall as low as US$60 for some time if the slowdown in global economic growth ends up being worse than expected. : l2 N) C" W7 z; q# Q" D
0 X8 h3 p$ V% W3 b& e" R4 s3 RAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary. / N+ y8 M/ K* k/ V2 g" ]
6 u0 c9 c) a4 N, wCrude 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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0 f' }# `1 o8 U! Q% z" \That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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