Jan 4 (Reuters) - Encana Corp ECA.TO
* Encana expects 2017 plan to exceed forecasts shared at its investor day
* Now expects that its 2017 plan will exceed forecasts previously shared at its investor day in October 2016
* Plans to finalize its 2017 budget and issue guidance along with its 2016 Q4 and year-end results on February 16, 2017
* Encana now expects to deliver a corporate margin of greater than $10 per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) in 2017
* As at December 22, 2016, Encana had hedged approximately 78,000 BBLS/D of expected 2017 crude and condensate production
* Encana sees production growth from core 4 assets from Q4 2016 to Q4 2017 will be in upper range of or exceed indicated growth plan of 15-20 percent
* Has hedged about 862 million cubic feet per day (MMCF/D) of expected 2017 natural gas production using a variety of structures
* Expect total 2017 drilling and completion costs will be flat or down year-over-year despite inflation for some services Source text for Eikon: ID:nMKW6ShWRa Further company coverage: ECA.TO