CALGARY, Alberta, April 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders held on April 29, 2020, each of the 11 nominees proposed as Directors and listed in its Management Information Circular dated March 2, 2020 were elected as Directors. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

Nominee Votes for Votes withheld   Number Percent Number Percent  Keith M. Casey 993,821,303 99.87 1,270,542 0.13 Susan F. Dabarno 992,314,756 99.72 2,777,166 0.28 Jane E. Kinney 993,738,644 99.86 1,353,495 0.14 Harold N. Kvisle 983,666,932 98.85 11,424,913 1.15 Steven F.… Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, April 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) continued to deliver safe and reliable operations in the first quarter of 2020 while demonstrating its ability to take swift and decisive steps to enhance its financial resilience and protect its balance sheet in the face of the global macro-economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s first-quarter financial results were impacted by the significant decline in global demand and pricing for crude oil and refined products caused by COVID-19 and exacerbated by a dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia that resulted in increased … Continue Reading

Annual Meeting of Shareholders to take place via webcast

CALGARY, Alberta, April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) will release its first-quarter results on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The news release will provide consolidated first-quarter operating and financial information. Financial statements will be available on Cenovus’s website, cenovus.com.

A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for the investment community at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET). To participate, please dial 888-231-8191 (toll-free in North America) or 647-427-7450 approximately 10 minutes prior to the conference call.

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CALGARY, Alberta, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) is implementing additional measures to enhance its financial resilience in response to the low global oil price environment that is expected to continue for an unknown period. The company’s financial framework and flexible business plan provide it with multiple options to prudently manage its balance sheet. Cenovus has decided to reduce its planned 2020 capital spending by an additional $150 million which, combined with the $450 million reduction announced March 9, 2020, is a $600 million decrease from the budget released in December. The company … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, 25 mars 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX : CVE) (NYSE : CVE) a annoncé aujourd’hui que sa prochaine assemblée annuelle des actionnaires (l’assemblée des actionnaires) se tiendra désormais sous forme virtuelle uniquement. L’assemblée des actionnaires se tiendra à l’heure et à la date prévues initialement, le 29 avril 2020 à 13 h, heure des Rocheuses (HR); toutefois, elle sera maintenant tenue dans un format où les actionnaires inscrits et les fondés de pouvoir dûment nommés peuvent uniquement assister et participer à l’assemblée virtuellement, au moyen d’une webdiffusion audio en direct. L’échéancier et le processus de … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) announced today that its upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Shareholders Meeting) will now be held in a virtual only format. The Shareholders Meeting will be held at the originally scheduled date and time, on April 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time (MT), however, it will now be conducted in a format whereby registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders may only attend and participate in the meeting virtually via live audio webcast. The timing and process for voting by proxy remains unchanged; shareholders are reminded … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) is reducing its 2020 capital spending by approximately 32% in order to maintain the strength of its balance sheet. Cenovus is also temporarily suspending its crude-by-rail program and deferring final investment decisions on major growth projects. These measures are being taken in response to the recent significant decline in world benchmark crude oil prices. The company continues to work toward funding its revised capital program and current dividend within cash flow in this challenging commodity price environment.

“We have top-tier assets, one of the lowest … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) continued to gain momentum in 2019, generating free funds flow of $361 million in the fourth quarter and approximately $2.5 billion for the year, reducing net debt by 22% year-over-year and completing construction on its Christina Lake phase G oil sands expansion in March. In the fourth quarter of 2019, Cenovus increased its dividend by 25% and reached full ramp-up of its crude-by-rail shipping capacity.

“We continued to deliver on our commitments to shareholders last year,” said Alex Pourbaix, Cenovus President & Chief Executive Officer. … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) will release its fourth-quarter and year-end 2019 results on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The news release will provide consolidated fourth-quarter and year-end 2019 operating and financial information. Financial statements will be available on Cenovus’s website, cenovus.com.

A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for the investment community at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET). To participate, please dial 888-231-8191 (toll-free in North America) or 647-427-7450 approximately 10 minutes prior to the conference call.

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CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) today launched a major initiative aimed at addressing one of the most pressing issues facing Indigenous communities in Canada – the lack of adequate housing that is forcing many families to live in overcrowded and unsafe conditions. Cenovus is committing $10 million per year for five years to build much-needed new homes in six First Nations and Métis communities closest to its oil sands operations in northern Alberta, with the potential to extend the project to 10 years. The company sees this initiative as an … Continue Reading

Company further integrates ESG into strategy to enhance business resilience

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) is establishing ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets to guide performance in its four ESG focus areas: climate & greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Indigenous engagement, land & wildlife, and water stewardship. These targets reflect the company’s continued integration of sustainability into its strategy and business plan to help foster long-term resilience. Leading safety practices, strong governance and ongoing innovation remain foundational to Cenovus. The ESG targets are part of Cenovus’s focus on maintaining a … Continue Reading

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) remains committed to delivering increasing shareholder value through cost leadership, capital discipline and continued safe and reliable operations. These commitments, combined with its top-tier upstream assets, successful crude-by-rail program and joint ownership in two high-performing U.S. refineries, position Cenovus to continue generating significant free funds flow while enabling the company to further strengthen its balance sheet in 2020.

Cenovus plans to invest between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion in 2020, about 70% of which is sustaining capital primarily to maintain base production at its Foster … Continue Reading