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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.
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8 k2 Y- |1 {4 R3 M/ 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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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.! N& B) X0 }# X" \1 p
, L- T0 n) z4 o9 ^Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming." k4 v! x+ t& b* e8 B/ [' t+ C
( \5 k. V* V8 U2 q: R: q"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.
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