Oct 31 (Reuters) - Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO :
* CENOVUS DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL THIRD-QUARTER PERFORMANCE
* CENOVUS ENERGY INC QTRLY ADJUSTED FFO PER SHARE $0.79
* CENOVUS ENERGY INC - REDUCING FORECAST CAPEX FOR 2018 BY APPROXIMATELY $250 MILLION AT MIDPOINT, WITH ESSENTIALLY NO CHANGE TO ITS PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
* CENOVUS ENERGY INC - REDUCING 2018 FORECAST PER-UNIT OIL SANDS OPERATING COSTS FOR 2018 TO $7.49/BBL AT MIDPOINT