Jan 9 (Reuters) - Encana Corp ECA.TO :
* ENCANA DELIVERS STRONG FINISH TO 2017; INNOVATION, EXECUTION AND EFFICIENCY SET THE STAGE FOR SELF-FUNDED GROWTH IN 2018
* ENCANA CORP - EXPECTS ITS 2018 CAPITAL PROGRAM WILL BE SIMILAR TO 2017
* ENCANA CORP - CORE ASSETS DELIVERED PRODUCTION GROWTH OF APPROXIMATELY 31 PERCENT FROM Q4 OF 2016 TO Q4 OF 2017
* ENCANA CORP SAYS "FIRMLY" ON TRACK TO MEET OR EXCEED TARGETS IN FIVE-YEAR PLAN SHARED AT ITS INVESTOR DAY IN OCTOBER 2017
* ENCANA CORP - ANTICIPATES BETWEEN 25 TO 35 PERCENT PRODUCTION GROWTH FROM ITS CORE ASSETS FROM Q4 OF 2017 TO Q4 OF 2018
* ENCANA SAYS "PLANS TO INVEST VIRTUALLY ALL ITS ANTICIPATED 2018 CAPITAL IN ITS CORE ASSETS, WITH AROUND 70 PERCENT DIRECTED TO PERMIAN AND MONTNEY "
* ENCANA CORP - IN 2018, ENCANA EXPECTS TO GROW ITS LIQUIDS PRODUCTION