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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.5 H: M7 |; m) A a' I8 ]; r" m7 D p5 x
) D, C! Q1 [! [( ]# B4 d' ]As 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.
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5 m0 _% i' u- }, z' F9 Y% }This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.7 H# l% U9 {) ]0 A3 G3 r$ M
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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 f0 m! _, D" ~2 w9 Z9 f: A/ r
8 n1 Z: x& v# `0 `" D ^8 lhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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