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Description of Business and Segmented Disclosures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure Of Reportable Segments [Abstract]  
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SEGMENTED DISCLOSURES
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SEGMENTED DISCLOSURES
Cenovus Energy Inc., including its subsidiaries, (together “Cenovus” or the “Company”) is an integrated energy company with crude oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States (“U.S.”). On January 1, 2021, Cenovus and Husky Energy Inc. (“Husky”) closed a transaction to combine the two companies through a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) (see Note 5C). The transaction included Husky's upstream assets, extensive transportation, storage and logistics and downstream infrastructure. Comparative figures include Cenovus's results prior to the closing of the Arrangement on January 1, 2021, and do not reflect any historical data from Husky.
Cenovus is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and its common shares and common share purchase warrants are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and New York Stock Exchange. Cenovus’s cumulative redeemable preferred shares series 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 are listed on the TSX. The executive and registered office is located at 4100, 225 6 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1N2. Information on the Company’s basis of preparation for these Consolidated Financial Statements is found in Note 2.
Management has determined the operating segments based on information regularly reviewed for the purposes of decision making, allocating resources and assessing operational performance by Cenovus’s chief operating decision maker. The Company’s operating segments are aggregated based on their geographic locations, the nature of the businesses or a combination of these factors. The Company evaluates the financial performance of its operating segments primarily based on operating margin.
In September 2022, the Company completed the divestiture of the majority of the retail fuels business. As a result, Management elected to aggregate the remaining commercial fuels business and the historical retail fuels business into the Canadian Manufacturing segment. The marketing operations of the Canadian Manufacturing segment have similar products and services, customer types, distribution methods and operate in the same regulatory environment as the commercial fuels business. The commercial fuels business includes cardlock, bulk plant and travel centre locations across Canada. Comparative periods have been re-presented to reflect this change (see Note 3X).
The Company operates through the following reportable segments:
Upstream Segments
Oil Sands, includes the development and production of bitumen and heavy oil in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Cenovus’s oil sands assets include Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Sunrise, Lloydminster thermal and Lloydminster conventional heavy oil assets. Cenovus jointly owns and operates pipeline gathering systems and terminals through the equity-accounted investment in Husky Midstream Limited Partnership (“HMLP”). The sale and transportation of Cenovus’s production and third-party commodity trading volumes are managed and marketed through access to capacity on third-party pipelines and storage facilities in both Canada and the U.S. to optimize product mix, delivery points, transportation commitments and customer diversification.
Conventional, includes assets rich in natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and natural gas within the Elmworth-Wapiti, Kaybob‑Edson, Clearwater and Rainbow Lake operating areas in Alberta and British Columbia and interests in numerous natural gas processing facilities. Cenovus’s NGLs and natural gas production is marketed and transported, with additional third-party commodity trading volumes, through access to capacity on third-party pipelines, export terminals and storage facilities. These provide flexibility for market access to optimize product mix, delivery points, transportation commitments and customer diversification.
Offshore, includes offshore operations, exploration and development activities in China and the East Coast of Canada, as well as the equity-accounted investment in the Husky-CNOOC Madura Ltd. (“HCML”) joint venture in Indonesia.
Downstream Segments
Canadian Manufacturing, includes the owned and operated Lloydminster upgrading and asphalt refining complex, which converts heavy oil and bitumen into synthetic crude oil, diesel, asphalt and other ancillary products. Cenovus also owns and operates the Bruderheim crude-by-rail terminal and two ethanol plants. The Company’s commercial fuels business across Canada is included in this segment. Cenovus markets its production and third-party commodity trading volumes in an effort to use its integrated network of assets to maximize value.
U.S. Manufacturing, includes the refining of crude oil to produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and other products at the wholly-owned Lima Refinery and Superior Refinery, the jointly-owned Wood River and Borger refineries (jointly owned with operator Phillips 66) and the jointly-owned Toledo Refinery (jointly owned with operator BP Products North America Inc. (“BP”)). Cenovus also markets some of its own and third-party volumes of refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Corporate and Eliminations
Corporate and Eliminations, includes Cenovus-wide costs for general and administrative, financing activities, gains and losses on risk management for corporate related derivative instruments and foreign exchange. Eliminations include adjustments for internal usage of natural gas production between segments, transloading services provided to the Oil Sands segment by the Company’s crude-by-rail terminal, crude oil production used as feedstock by the Canadian Manufacturing and U.S. Manufacturing segments, the sale of condensate extracted from blended crude oil production in the Canadian Manufacturing segment and sold to the Oil Sands segment, and unrealized profits in inventory. Eliminations are recorded based on current market prices.
A) Results of Operations – Segment and Operational Information
Upstream
For the years ended
December 31,
Oil SandsConventionalOffshoreTotal
2022
2021 (1)
20202022202120202022202120202022
2021 (1)
2020
Revenues
Gross Sales34,77522,8278,8044,3323,2359042,0201,78241,12727,8449,708
Less: Royalties
4,4932,19633129815040771084,8682,454371
30,28220,6318,4734,0343,0858641,9431,67436,25925,3909,337
Expenses
Purchased Product
4,8102,4041,2622,0231,6552686,8334,0591,530
     Transportation and
   Blending
12,0368,6254,6831437481151512,1948,7144,764
Operating
2,9302,4511,1565415513203182393,7893,2411,476
Realized (Gain) Loss on Risk
   Management
1,5277862689221,619788268
Operating Margin8,9796,3651,1041,2358031951,6101,42011,8248,5881,299
Unrealized (Gain) Loss on
   Risk Management
(68)1857131(55)1957
Depreciation, Depletion and
   Amortization
2,7632,6661,68737038805854923,7183,1612,567
Exploration Expense91691(3)829151011891
(Income) Loss From Equity-
   Accounted Affiliates
8(5)(23)(47)(15)(52)
Segment Income (Loss)6,2673,670(649)851802(767)9579708,0755,442(1,416)
(1)Prior period results have been adjusted to more appropriately reflect the cost of blending (see Note 3X).
Downstream
Canadian ManufacturingU.S. ManufacturingTotal
For the years ended December 31,2022
2021 (1)
20202022202120202022
2021 (1)
2020
Revenues
Gross Sales7,7926,2158230,31020,0434,73338,10226,2584,815
Less: Royalties
7,7926,2158230,31020,0434,73338,10226,2584,815
Expenses
Purchased Product
6,3895,15626,11217,9554,42932,50123,1114,429
Transportation and Blending
Operating
704486372,3461,7727483,0502,258785
Realized (Gain) Loss on Risk
   Management
112104(21)112104(21)
Operating Margin699573451,740212(423)2,439785(378)
Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Risk
   Management
181(1)181(1)
Depreciation, Depletion and
   Amortization
20822686402,3817288482,607736
Exploration Expense
(Income) Loss From Equity-Accounted
    Affiliates
Segment Income (Loss)491347371,082(2,170)(1,150)1,573(1,823)(1,113)
(1)Prior period results have been re-presented. In September 2022, the Company divested the majority of the retail fuels business. The Retail segment has been aggregated with the Canadian Manufacturing segment (see Note 3X).
Corporate and EliminationsConsolidated
For the years ended December 31,2022
2021 (1) (2)
2020
2022
2021 (1) (2)
2020
Revenues
Gross Sales(7,464)(5,291)(609)71,76548,81113,914
Less: Royalties
4,8682,454371
(7,464)(5,291)(609)66,89746,35713,543
Expenses
Purchased Product
(5,533)(3,844)(278)33,80123,3265,681
Transportation and Blending
(664)(676)(36)11,5308,0384,728
Operating
(1,270)(783)(306)5,5694,7161,955
Realized (Gain) Loss on Risk Management3110151,762993252
Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Risk Management
(89)(18)(126)256
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization1131181614,6795,8863,464
Exploration Expense1011891
(Income) Loss From Equity-Accounted Affiliates(5)(15)(57)
Segment Income (Loss)(52)(184)(155)9,5963,435(2,684)
General and Administrative865849292865849292
Finance Costs8201,0825368201,082536
Interest Income(81)(23)(9)(81)(23)(9)
Integration and Transaction Costs1063492910634929
Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss, Net343(174)(181)343(174)(181)
Revaluation (Gains)(549)(549)
Re-measurement of Contingent Payment162575(80)162575(80)
(Gain) Loss on Divestiture of Assets(269)(229)(81)(269)(229)(81)
Other (Income) Loss, Net(532)(309)40(532)(309)40
8652,1205468652,120546
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax8,7311,315(3,230)
Income Tax Expense (Recovery)2,281728(851)
Net Earnings (Loss)6,450587(2,379)
(1)Prior period results have been adjusted to more appropriately reflect the cost of blending (see Note 3X).
(2)Prior period results have been re-presented. In September 2022, the Company divested the majority of the retail fuels business. The Retail segment has been aggregated with the Canadian Manufacturing segment (see Note 3X).
B) Revenues by Product
For the years ended December 31,20222021
2020
Upstream
Crude Oil (1)
29,83419,8778,017
NGLs (1)
2,3461,983727
Natural Gas3,6903,032535
Other38949858
Downstream
Canadian Manufacturing
Synthetic Crude Oil2,3601,951
Asphalt620477
Other Products and Services (2)
4,8123,78782
U.S. Manufacturing
Gasoline14,11610,1112,352
Diesel and Distillate11,4536,4291,569
Other Products4,7413,503812
Corporate and Eliminations (2)
(7,464)(5,291)(609)
Consolidated66,89746,35713,543
(1)Prior period results have been re-presented. Third-party condensate sales previously included in crude oil have been aggregated with NGLs.
(2)Prior period results have been re-presented. The Retail segment has been aggregated with the Canadian Manufacturing segment (see Note 3X).
C) Geographical Information
Revenues (1)
For the years ended December 31,20222021
2020
Canada33,22223,7688,715
United States32,31321,3264,828
China1,3621,263
Consolidated66,89746,35713,543
(1)Revenues by country are classified based on where the operations are located.
Non-Current Assets (1)
As at December 31, 2022
2021 (2)
Canada35,19433,981
United States4,8244,093
China2,0642,583
Indonesia365311
Consolidated42,44740,968
(1)Includes exploration and evaluation (“E&E”) assets, property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, income tax receivable, investments in equity-accounted affiliates, precious metals, intangible assets and goodwill.
(2)Canada excludes assets held for sale of $1.3 billion that were divested in 2022.
Major Customers
In connection with the marketing and sale of Cenovus’s own and purchased crude oil, NGLs, natural gas and refined products for the year ended December 31, 2022, Cenovus had two customers (2021 – two; 2020 – three) that individually accounted for more than 10 percent of its consolidated gross sales. Sales to these customers, recognized as major international energy companies with investment grade credit ratings, were approximately $16.1 billion and $9.1 billion, respectively (2021 – $8.5 billion and $6.8 billion; 2020 – $4.3 billion, $1.8 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively), and are reported across all of the Company’s operating segments.
D) Assets by Segment
E&E AssetsPP&EROU Assets
As at December 31, 202220212022202120222021
Oil Sands67465324,65722,535638754
Conventional662,0202,17422
Offshore5612,5492,822152160
Canadian Manufacturing (1)
2,4662,558252388
U.S. Manufacturing4,4823,745329252
Corporate and Eliminations325391472454
Consolidated68572036,49934,2251,8452,010
GoodwillTotal Assets
As at December 31, 202220212022
2021 (2)
Oil Sands2,9233,47332,24831,070
Conventional2,4103,026
Offshore3,3393,597
Canadian Manufacturing (1)
3,1723,884
U.S. Manufacturing (3)
8,3247,509
Corporate and Eliminations (3)
6,3765,018
Consolidated2,9233,47355,86954,104
(1)Prior period results have been re-presented. PP&E, ROU assets and total assets from the remaining commercial fuels business and the historic retail fuels business have been aggregated with the Canadian Manufacturing segment. 
(2)Total assets include assets held for sale $1.3 billion that were divested in 2022.
(3)Prior period results were re-presented to move income tax receivable and deferred income tax assets from the U.S. Manufacturing segment to the Corporate and Eliminations segment.
E) Capital Expenditures (1)
For the years ended December 31,202220212020
Capital Investment
Oil Sands1,7921,019427
Conventional34422278
Offshore
Asia Pacific821
Atlantic302154
Total Upstream 2,4461,416505
Canadian Manufacturing (2)
1176833
U.S. Manufacturing1,059995243
Total Downstream1,1761,063276
Corporate and Eliminations868460
3,7082,563841
Acquisitions (Note 5)
Oil Sands (3)
1,6095,0056
Conventional1255112
Offshore (4)
3,129
Canadian Manufacturing (2)
2,973
U.S. Manufacturing1,618
Corporate and Eliminations156
1,62113,43218
Total Capital Expenditures5,32915,995859
(1)Includes expenditures on PP&E, E&E assets and capitalized interest.
(2)Prior period results have been re-presented. The Retail segment has been aggregated with the Canadian Manufacturing segment (see Note 3X).
(3)Cenovus was deemed to have disposed of its pre-existing interest in Sunrise Oil Sands Partnership (“SOSP”) and reacquired it at fair value as required by International Financial Reporting Standard 3, “Business Combinations” (“IFRS 3”). The acquisition capital above does not include the fair value of the pre-existing interest in SOSP of $1.6 billion.
(4)Excludes capital expenditures related to the HCML joint venture, which are accounted for using the equity method.