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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.) G1 p \2 L: j3 B1 z2 ?/ H
4 q4 X6 |1 @8 o: {7 C- kAs 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$147 per barrel in July -- it's clear the days of wondering how amazing the profits will be are over.2 c! ~: }( g" P& u7 M$ |* `
6 H$ m" m& t% O9 |; Y( ?" vThis 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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1 ?" T1 K4 Q9 H- KTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.$ |: e7 E$ ~8 J) ^
( x$ t8 ?: x: E2 U"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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" f+ B! V4 [( f! Y0 rhttp://www.financialpost.com/money/story.html?id=895061 |
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