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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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0 @2 B6 u9 g" X7 l7 M4 S, R" Q2 zAs 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.) o2 k# @9 U" W: R
( y# a. l7 [) V. I. r0 T4 ]This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details./ }1 ?1 B5 }9 e, o2 Y
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Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.
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7 S2 g( K* j8 z$ n& B- e"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 $6-billion range," said Andrew Potter, an analyst at UBS Securities Inc.
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' J0 t4 p$ S8 h' C! Mhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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