v3.26.1
Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Risk Management Positions

 

 

Notional Volumes

 

Term

 

Average Price

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and NGL Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

US$/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Price Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI Fixed Price

 

4.0 Mbbls/d

 

2026

 

63.25

 

$

(18

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI Three-Way Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold call / bought put / sold put

 

47.7 Mbbls/d

 

2026

 

70.62 / 59.39 / 50.46

 

 

(222

)

Sold call / bought put / sold put

 

7.4 Mbbls/d

 

2027

 

75.50 / 59.11 / 50.00

 

 

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI Costless Collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold call / bought put

 

1.0 Mbbls/d

 

2026

 

69.01 / 57.33

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis Contracts (1)

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

Oil and NGLs Fair Value Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(267

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

US$/Mcf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Price Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYMEX Fixed Price

 

20 MMcf/d

 

2026

 

4.07

 

 

4

 

AECO Fixed Price

 

134 MMcf/d

 

2026

 

2.30

 

 

37

 

AECO Fixed Price

 

111 MMcf/d

 

2027

 

2.00

 

 

6

 

AECO Fixed Price

 

100 MMcf/d

 

2028

 

2.05

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYMEX Three-Way Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold call / bought put / sold put

 

450 MMcf/d

 

2026

 

5.92 / 3.33 / 2.58

 

 

28

 

Sold call / bought put / sold put

 

225 MMcf/d

 

2027

 

4.67 / 3.50 / 2.50

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYMEX Costless Collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold call / bought put

 

95 MMcf/d

 

2026

 

5.27 / 3.75

 

 

15

 

Sold call / bought put

 

15 MMcf/d

 

2027

 

4.72 / 3.50

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AECO Costless Collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold call / bought put

 

8 MMcf/d

 

2026

 

2.19 / 1.72

 

 

1

 

Sold call / bought put

 

8 MMcf/d

 

2027

 

2.40 / 1.79

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis Contracts (2)

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

2028 - 2031

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Forward Contracts (3)

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

2027

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

2028 - 2037

 

 

 

 

12

 

Natural Gas Fair Value Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

432

 

Total Fair Value Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

165

 

 

(1)
Ovintiv has entered into oil differential swaps associated with Canadian condensate and WTI.
(2)
Ovintiv has entered into natural gas basis swaps associated with AECO and NYMEX.
(3)
Ovintiv has entered into natural gas physical forward contracts associated with JKM and Chicago, as described in Note 19.
Earnings Impact of Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Risk Management Positions

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized Gains (Losses) on Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

(10

)

 

$

30

 

Foreign Currency Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(98

)

 

 

$

(10

)

 

$

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Risk Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

(53

)

 

$

(46

)

Foreign Currency Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange

 

 

-

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

$

(53

)

 

$

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Risk Management, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(16

)

Foreign Currency Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(27

)

 

(1)
Includes a realized foreign exchange loss of $97 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, related to notional U.S. dollar denominated currency swaps as discussed in Note 6.
Reconciliation of Unrealized Risk Management Positions

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Total
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

 

Total
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Contracts, Beginning of Year

 

 

 

$

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Fair Value of Contracts in Place at Beginning of Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   and Contracts Entered into During the Period

 

 

 

 

(63

)

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(27

)

Fair Value of NuVista Contracts Acquired (See Note 9)

 

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement of NuVista Contracts from Business Combination

 

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Contracts Realized During the Period

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

68

 

Fair Value of Contracts, End of Period

 

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

(53

)

 

$

41

 

Unrealized Risk Management Positions

 

 

As at

 

 

As at

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Management Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

226

 

 

$

86

 

Long-term

 

 

180

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

406

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Management Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

241

 

 

 

2

 

Long-term

 

 

-

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

15

 

Net Risk Management Assets (Liabilities)

 

$

165

 

 

$

75