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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.4 e& g" @, `/ p
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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.- X b' d3 B5 n' T
$ g0 Q0 D4 P3 c6 q1 e: z* JThis 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.
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' T0 ?9 H+ z2 @4 Z! VTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.
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! v T" F" v' P4 x% s* K4 G"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.: j) y/ N1 |; Z+ q4 K7 }) e8 c
- b, }# x& T7 Nhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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