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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.1 |2 ^4 m3 U; t0 @! k4 A
: V) s& n1 O# w2 tAs 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.! a2 D/ l( [, B1 H, u; R+ a6 f5 c
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This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.* a. h2 f# x$ r( @0 g& X/ E
: B# |4 N) E! H, `6 @Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.5 ]! Z5 I8 A# [0 m+ S) e3 e- `
# b3 a; I) }7 u. Q7 W"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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