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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." T [0 x' H8 F7 `" }% ? k
# B% G& J3 n7 h2 m% ?" z+ ~( HAs 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.# I/ L( e8 J) U2 w* B
, K1 Y; \* q5 XTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.9 n" X0 ~+ B- ]( a
* R) x3 t5 B. \8 k"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.) i; c+ N n1 r+ y+ t1 M
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