CC: BIAS Of Buybacks Over Special Dividends Right Now
Long-term CAPITAL STRUCTURE:
* long-term debt of $ 7 BILLION
* balance sheet CASH of $ 3 BILLION
* NET DEBT of $ 4 BILLION
- in 2022, Cenovus Energy paid $ 4.5 BILLION in royalties and taxes which is GREATER than company-wide CAPEX or RETURNS to SHAREHOLDERS
- as expected, they will NOT BID for IRVING OIL and chances of them BUYING OUT PSX are VERY SLIM because of the HIGH ASSET PRICES DEMANDED by the 50% partner at the two US refineries
- they see STRONG demand for natural gas in Asia/Pacific
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