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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.$ {5 A* a/ P' j7 k) g
! v+ |8 q$ R# w5 UAs 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.
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- l: x" i& A) x( z% Z& A2 VTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.
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0 \# k( H% a" w5 D% n"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." R0 y. ?5 J9 m7 f4 w9 t: o0 v
" x3 P3 V4 r" n; e4 B# vhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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