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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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2 @& O. m* O: _1 |. p; ^0 v# fAs 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.4 t& a5 h( J. i
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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.
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1 ^6 X0 B3 {" T g+ DTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.8 I5 c# k8 R7 H
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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." J. {& {5 j. a3 T' {6 D9 s
- v* u( D3 \7 u7 f& r jhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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