Suncor Energy Inc. (SU)

[Timothy Smith]

Here are the highlights from the third quarter:

Suncor had operating earnings of $1.303 billion. This works out to $0.85 per common share. This compares favorably to the $1.258 billion that Suncor reported in the previous quarter. This does represent a decrease from the prior-year quarter, however.

Suncor reported net earnings of $1.555 billion, representing a massive increase of 367% over the preceding quarter. It also compares favorably to the $1.287 billion of net earnings that Suncor recorded in the prior-year quarter.

Cash flow from operations set a new record of $2.74 billion. This represents a 16.9% increase over the second quarter and compares favorably to the $2.721 billion that Suncor brought in during the prior-year quarter.

Suncor had record oil sands production of 378,900 barrels per day. The company had total production of 535,300 barrels per day.