Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) , Canada ’s largest oil company, said it will cut 1,000 jobs, lower its 2015 capital budget by about 13 percent and delay projects to weather collapsing prices. The company will spend C$1 billion ($836 million) less this year than originally forecast in November, following Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) in revising its budget lower this week. Suncor also plans to reduce operating expenses by C$600 million to C$800 million in two years, according to a company statement today. “Cost management has been an ongoing focus, with successful efforts to reduce both capital and operating costs well underway before the decline in oil prices ,” Steve Williams , Suncor’s chief executive officer, said in the statement. “In today’s low crude price environment, it’s essential we accelerate this work.” The cuts are the latest blow to Canada’s energy industry and economy as plummeting prices reverberate in […]