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Contingent Payment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Contingent Liabilities In Business Combination [Abstract]  
Contingent Payment

26. CONTINGENT PAYMENT

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Contingent Payment, Beginning of Year

 

143

 

 

 

132

 

Re-measurement (1)

 

(80

)

 

 

164

 

Liabilities Settled or Payable

 

-

 

 

 

(153

)

Contingent Payment, End of Year

 

63

 

 

 

143

 

Less: Current Portion

 

36

 

 

 

79

 

Long-Term Portion

 

27

 

 

 

64

 

(1)

Contingent payment is carried at fair value. Changes in fair value are recorded in net earnings.

In connection with the acquisition (the “Acquisition in 2017”) from ConocoPhillips Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “ConocoPhillips”), Cenovus agreed to make quarterly payments to ConocoPhillips during the five years subsequent to May 17, 2017 for quarters in which the average WCS crude oil price exceeds $52.00 per barrel during the quarter. The quarterly payment will be $6 million for each dollar that the WCS price exceeds $52.00 per barrel. The calculation includes an adjustment mechanism related to certain significant production outages at Foster Creek and Christina Lake, which may reduce the amount of a contingent payment. There are no maximum payment terms.

The contingent payment is accounted for as a financial option. The fair value is estimated by calculating the present value of the future expected cash flows using an option pricing model, which assumes the probability distribution for WCS is based on the volatility of WTI options, volatility of Canadian-U.S. foreign exchange rate options and both WTI and WCS futures pricing, and discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. The contingent payment is re-measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognized in net earnings. As at December 31, 2020, no amount was payable under this agreement (2019 – $14 million).