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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./ C, Z0 Y% J6 _( u8 f' X$ Z( y
; B' B1 W9 X: {! f% NAs 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.( T* X3 n7 t2 n: @+ C% q
# S+ A' f( f4 [* }: mThis time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.
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Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.) y$ C' v$ P. p4 C: A+ d
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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.& Y4 d) C: b' P% _0 \5 @
. E5 Y' h8 F2 K' J, c% z" L4 e/ }6 hhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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