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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.3 ?& t7 I) \ N) ]1 ]) o
# s/ N! E2 H$ ]$ jAs 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 ?2 k6 e; l' ~' V8 c/ {
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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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8 p* O8 V% Q; P, PTake the mammoth Suncor Energy Inc. (SU/TSX) as an example of the dramatic cuts that may be coming.7 |1 s/ @/ W0 x# [
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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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