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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.2 x; O6 ~$ U* Q2 G
# j9 V: g6 \1 t* Z6 }As 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.
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7 n1 P5 N6 J5 i. DThis time around, capital expenditure plans will be under the microscope. Budgets may still be undergoing finishing touches, but do not expect the Street to wait for the nitty-gritty details.1 t4 T& H, ~) \5 W/ `
( Z: ^ H# G0 q9 V8 d0 U/ HTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.. d- p7 T$ }% R o0 y1 Z6 |
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"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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