CENTRAL ALBERTA ASSETS OPPORTUNITY

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1 CENTRAL ALBERTA ASSETS OPPORTUNITY OFFERING PROCESS OVERVIEW It is the intention of Cenovus Energy Inc. ( Cenovus or the Company ) and CIBC Capital Markets ( CIBC ) to conduct the offering process such that it minimizes any disruption to Cenovus s operations. Interested parties should not contact Cenovus directly regarding any aspect of the offering process. All communications, enquiries and requests for information relating to the offering process should be directed to one of the CIBC contacts listed below. Cenovus has made a strategic decision to divest each of the assets as a white map. TABLE OF CONTENTS Opportunity Highlights... page Opportunity Overview... page 2 Central Alberta Regional Overview... page 3 Ferrier Asset... page 4 CIBC CONTACTS CIBC Capital Markets 9th Floor, Bankers Hall East 855 2nd Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 4J7 Bryan Berg Managing Director Tel: (403) bryan.berg@cibc.com Hoadley Asset... page 5 Lodgepole Asset... page 6 Disclaimer... page 7 Michael Freeborn Managing Director, Head of Energy Investment Banking Tel: (403) michael.freeborn@cibc.com Colin Man Director Tel: (403) colin.man@cibc.com Brian MacInnis* Associate Tel: (403) brian.macinnis@cibc.com * CA Contact

2 OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Cenovus has retained CIBC as its financial advisor to solicit and evaluate proposals for selected assets in Central Alberta. Overview Map Opportunity to acquire ~6.5 Mboe/d high quality, low decline liquids-weighted production (~50%) with a substantial inventory of low-risk, varied age drilling opportunities throughout the stratigraphic column, and extensive, high quality, strategic infrastructure. Geographically-focused land base of ~344,200 net acres with high working interests. Assets include royalty interest production of ~250 boe/d. Production and Financial Summary Asset Area Production YTD (Mboe/d) (Mboe/d) (Mboe/d) Ferrier % Liquids 4.4 ~40% 4.4 ~40% 3.9 ~40% Hoadley % Liquids.2 ~40% 0.0 ~50% 8.0 ~45% Lodgepole % Liquids 5.6 ~50% 4.7 ~55% 4.6 ~55% Total % Liquids 2.2 ~45% 9. ~50% 6.5 ~50% Land Summary (thousands of acres) 2 Asset Area Developed Undeveloped Total Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net Avg. WI Ferrier % Hoadley % Lodgepole % Production and % liquids reflects the period January to September Numbers may not add due to rounding. Total %

3 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW LOW DECLINE, LIQUIDS-WEIGHTED PRODUCTION BASE Low decline production base ~6.5 Mboe/d of liquids-weighted production (~50%), including royalty interest production of ~250 boe/d Year-round access in close proximity to major service centers Estimated Liability Management Rating ( LMR ) of 2.29 Regional Trend Map LARGE SCALE, LOW RISK, MULTI-ZONE OPPORTUNITIES Significant growth capability through infill and step-out drilling ~,000 (gross) drilling opportunities throughout the stratigraphic column Includes ~750 (gross) horizontal drilling opportunities within the Glauconitic, Falher, Notikewin and Cardium formations Overall development plan adds >200 MMboe (gross) of incremental volumes HIGH QUALITY, STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE Extensive owned and operated infrastructure with <50% utilization enables significant low cost production growth Gas primarily processed through deep cut facilities with unconstrained sales transportation and market egress Significant third party fee revenue Deposition Trends Glauconitic Cardium 2

4 CENTRAL ALBERTA REGIONAL OVERVIEW AREA ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS OIL OPPORTUNITIES Cardium Viking Glauconitic Jurassic Pekisko Banff Leduc LIQUIDS-RICH GAS OPPORTUNITIES Notikewin Falher Glauconitic Ostracod/Ellerslie Rock Creek Wabamun GAS OPPORTUNITIES Edmonton Belly River Ellerslie: Velvet W5: 2.4 MMcf/d IP, NGL yield of 84 bbl/mmcf Edmonton Gas: Jayhawk W4: IP 2.8 MMcf/d, Cum.. Bcf Falher: Bellatrix 02/ W5: Peak rate of 0.6 MMcf/d, Cum. 5.5 Bcf Duvernay: Paramount W5: >200 bbl/d IP, Cum. 43 Mbbl oil, 20 MMcf gas since 206/0 Cardium: Well established trends with ongoing development both on and off Cenovus lands Viking: NAL/Gain: W5: IP >400 bbl/d oil, 800 Mcf/d gas, Cum. 0 Mbbl Notikewin: TAQA 02/ W5: IP of >7 MMcf/d, Cum. >2.8 Bcf Falher: Bonavista drilling in T42-44 R27-28W4 can be mapped onto Cenovus lands, recent Husky well at 02/ W5 Glauconitic: Strong, continued development along the Hoadley trend Duvernay: East Shale Basin development by Vesta and others recent land sales >$675/ha Cardium (Bioturbated): Yangarra: W5:,07 boe/d IP (80% liquids) Glauconitic: Prairie Storm 203 wells T39 R04W5: 70 bbl/d IP s, flat recent production of 40 bbl/d Ellerslie: Sitka W5:.6 MMcf/d IP, NGL yields >00 bbl/mmcf 3

5 FERRIER ASSET OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Current production of ~3.9 Mboe/d (~40% liquids) from ~650 wells including ~00 boe/d of royalty interest production Low annual decline rate, estimated at ~8% since ,769 gross acres (30,323 net), 77% developed Active area with 7 industry wells rig-released since 205 Legacy production is mainly from the Viking, Ellerslie, Ostracod, Glauconitic, Cardium, Pekisko, and Elkton formations Recent industry activity has focused on the Cardium formation and Spirit River group, with additional drilling targeting the Glauconitic, Ellerslie and Duvernay formations Highly developed oil infrastructure including 4 operated oil batteries with potential for continued area facility consolidation Working interest in 5 gas plants (2 operated) with significant gathering infrastructure and compression to service broad land base Estimated LMR of 2.37 Asset Map Deposition Trends Cardium DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 89 gross Cardium oil drilling opportunities (~9.5 MMbbl) High impact Spirit River (44 Falher and 40 Notikewin gross drilling opportunities) (~332 Bcf) Additional drilling opportunities include: 3 Rock Creek, 2 Jurassic sand, 7 Ellerslie, 6 Viking and 23 Edmonton sand opportunities Numerous vertical recompletion candidates in multiple formations Cenovus working interest production before royalties based on public data up to August 207; does not include royalty interest production; NGL yield based on estimates. Production (boe/d) Cenovus Working Interest Production by Formation 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000,500, Cardium Glauc Ellerslie Rock Creek Pekisko Other 4

6 HOADLEY ASSET OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Current production of ~8.0 Mboe/d (~45% liquids) from ~570 wells including ~00 boe/d of royalty interest production Low annual decline rate, estimated at ~5% since ,498 gross acres (99,553 net), 89% developed Very active area, with 32 industry wells rig-released since 205 Legacy production is dominated by the Glauconitic formation, with additional production from the Pekisko Recent activity has focused on the highly prospective Glauconitic formation, with additional drilling targeting the Cardium and Duvernay formations Significant owned and operated gathering infrastructure including ~0,000 hp of field compression (<50% utilization) accessing deep cut processing capacity with unrestricted NGL fractionation and gas egress facilitating immediate development potential Estimated LMR of 2.88 Asset Map Deposition Trends Glauconitic DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Large opportunity base with numerous development horizons Significant Glauconitic potential within the Hoadley trend with ~375 gross low risk drilling opportunities identified (~670 Bcf) 32 gross Viking oil drilling opportunities Additional oil and gas drilling opportunities include: 5 Pekisko, Rock Creek, 4 Ellerslie, 3 Cardium, 2 Belly River and 63 Edmonton sand opportunities Numerous vertical recompletion candidates in multiple formations Production (boe/d) Cenovus Working Interest Production by Formation 4,000 2,000 0,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Cenovus working interest production before royalties based on public data up to August 207; does not include royalty interest production; NGL yield based on estimates Glauc Ellerslie Rock Creek Pekisko Other 5

7 LODGEPOLE ASSET OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Current production of ~4.6 Mboe/d (~55% liquids) from ~780 wells including ~50 boe/d of royalty interest production Low annual decline rate, estimated at ~8% since ,559 gross acres (4,330 net), 8% developed Active area with 22 industry wells rig-released since 205 Legacy oil and gas is primarily from the Leduc, Banff, Nordegg, Cardium, Rock Creek, Ellerslie, Ostracod, Notikewin and Falher formations Recent activity has focused on the Cardium primarily within the prolific Pembina field where 57 drilling opportunities have been identified Emerging opportunities include the Ellerslie and Duvernay as indicated through recent offset development and land sale activity Solution gas flows through the Keyera deep cut facility, providing high NGL content Highly developed, operated infrastructure (<50% utilization) for both gas and oil including the Lodgepole Gas Plant (30 MMcf/d licensed capacity), >2,000 horsepower of field and battery compression and 3 oil batteries processing connected, trucked-in and third party volumes Estimated LMR of.74 Asset Map Deposition Trends Cardium DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 57 gross Cardium oil drilling opportunities (~3.4 MMbbl) 44 gross Notikewin gas drilling opportunities (~05 Bcf) 5 low risk Leduc infill gross drilling opportunities at Homeglen Rimbey 9 gross Ostracod/Ellerslie oil and liquid rich gas drilling opportunities within a well developed fairway located in the Pembina region Additional drilling opportunities exist throughout the area including: 7 Wabamun, 2 Banff, 2 Pekisko, 4 Rock Creek, 8 Glauconitic and numerous Edmonton sand opportunities Vertical recompletion candidates in multiple formations Production (boe/d) Cenovus Working Interest Production by Formation 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000,000 Cenovus working interest production before royalties based on public data up to August 207; does not include royalty interest production; NGL yield based on estimates Cardium Glauc Ellerslie Rock Creek Pekisko Leduc Other 6

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