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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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& e' }- e/ s" T$ 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.# ?* {- r: V2 @6 K0 d6 k4 S
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This time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.& f. p8 p8 M; @
) r3 X6 h- n; q5 P' [Take the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.$ \ {; L0 c3 B6 K# ~6 Q! t& k) \
1 \* k" ?- Z1 ^. O s( s7 G/ h"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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