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RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Risk Management [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Fair Value of Risk Management Positions
Net Fair Value of Risk Management Positions
As at September 30, 2026
Notional Volumes (1) (2)
Terms
Weighted
Average
Price (2)
Fair Value Asset (Liability)
WTI Contracts Related to Blending (3)
WTI Fixed – Sell
13.9 MMbbls
October 2026 - December 2028
US$76.20/bbl
(144)
WTI Fixed – Buy
1.7 MMbbls
October 2026 - December 2028
US$76.12/bbl
25
Power Contracts5
Renewable Power Contracts8
Other Financial Positions (4)
148
Foreign Exchange Rate Contracts(14)
Total Fair Value28
(1)    Million barrels (“MMbbls”).
(2)    Notional volumes and weighted average price are based on multiple contracts of varying amounts and terms over the respective time period; therefore, the notional volumes and weighted average price may fluctuate from month to month.
(3)    WTI futures contracts are used to help manage price exposure to condensate used for blending. Includes individual WTI contracts with varying terms, the longest of which is 27 months.
(4)    Includes risk management positions related to heavy oil, light oil and condensate differentials, benchmark delivery location spreads, Belvieu and heating oil fixed price contracts, natural gas basis and fixed price contracts, and reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending gasoline contracts.
Schedule of Changes in Inputs to Option Pricing Model, Resulted in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Impacting Earnings Before Income Tax
The following table summarizes the sensitivity of the fair value of Cenovus’s risk management positions to independent fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. Management believes the fluctuations identified in the table below are a reasonable measure of volatility.
The impact of fluctuating commodity prices and foreign exchange rates on the Company’s open risk management positions could have resulted in an unrealized gain (loss) impacting earnings before income tax as follows:
As at September 30, 2026
Sensitivity RangeIncreaseDecrease
Crude Oil and Condensate Commodity Price
± US$10.00/bbl Applied to WTI, Condensate and Related Hedges
——
Crude Oil and Condensate Differential Price (1)
± US$2.50/bbl Applied to Differential Hedges Tied to Production
7(7)
WCS (Hardisty) Differential Price
± US$2.50/bbl Applied to WCS Differential Hedges Tied to Production
8(8)
Refined Products Commodity Price
± US$20.00/bbl Applied to Heating Oil and Gasoline Hedges
——
Natural Gas Commodity Price
± US$0.50/Mcf (2) Applied to Natural Gas Hedges
2(2)
Natural Gas Basis Price
± US$0.50/Mcf Applied to Natural Gas Basis Hedges
(1)1
Power Commodity Price
± C$10.00/MWh (3) Applied to Power Hedges
34(34)
U.S. to Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate
± $0.05 in the U.S. to Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate
63(73)
(1)Excluding Western Canadian Select at Hardisty (“WCS”).
(2)One thousand cubic feet (“Mcf”).
(3)One thousand kilowatts of electricity per hour (“MWh”).
Schedule of Undiscounted Cash Outflows Relating to Financial Liabilities
Undiscounted cash outflows relating to financial liabilities are:
As at September 30, 2026
Less than 1 YearYears 2 and 3Years 4 and 5ThereafterTotal
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
7,180———7,180
Long-Term Debt (1)
3952,2331,3739,05613,057
Lease Liabilities (1)
5258686442,5084,545
(1)Principal and interest, including current portion, if applicable.