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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., h r$ S2 `2 ]' i2 `( Y
& x6 f: J: G" d# ] MAs 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.
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This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.. }! `" H0 c) A" m, a8 K$ q- C
, J i! q' `) XTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.- I& e( E- v0 z' C1 f8 @% Y
. Q; L6 m* r( Z% ?"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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