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Oilsands producers should be 'weary' of declining oil prices: analyst$ K7 h1 V! _; _
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The Canadian Press 8 E2 B7 W7 H; v3 v& Z
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2 u( T) s/ f/ b1 q# w+ LCALGARY - 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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- |+ y5 H" O7 z6 w- ~6 W6 _, 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. # {4 v; c- J- f% N3 Y! V6 y- @
' G9 Q! h) o3 h* y' y( n& uAnd with that, Lauerman says, the higher cost producers in the oilsands should probably be somewhat weary.
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3 T0 A9 l+ O6 j0 Z) q% vCrude oil was within reach of double digits Thursday, hovering around US$100 in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 2 O3 @7 u& [! [% n3 y( W
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That marks a stunning descent from its record above $147 reached in mid-July. |
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