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CALGARY - Energy companies start reporting their third-quarter results today amid an environment of plunging oil prices and with credit and equity markets in disarray.0 x8 s8 a, k5 C1 W6 |+ S6 D
) t( t6 r) S4 e3 R* N0 TAs oil closed at US$74.25, up US$2.40 on the day -- above last week's low of US$67 but a far cry from its peak of US$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.8 y' ~7 f1 S |. B
; q9 i, K/ [% l# D( h7 Q/ k4 F) E% \This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.$ m& V) u |- h/ G: X5 O) ?
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Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.
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"We would not be surprised to see Suncor take a more conservative stance towards spending by scaling back its $9-billion to $10-billion 2009 capex program to the $5-billion to $6-billion range," said Andrew Potter, an analyst at UBS Securities Inc.5 ]1 X) O, ? l) i
) C f h+ ^9 o- E1 [! G0 y0 ihttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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