Nov 1 (Reuters) - Encana Corp ECA.TO :
* ENCANA DELIVERS STRONG THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SIGNIFICANT LIQUIDS GROWTH DRIVING MARGIN EXPANSION AND RETURNS
* QTRLY NET EARNINGS OF $39 MILLION
* QTRLY TOTAL PRODUCTION OF 378,200 BARRELS OF OIL EQUIVALENT PER DAY (BOE/D), UP 33 PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR
* QTRLY PERMIAN PRODUCTION UP 54 PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 98,500 BOE/D; CURRENT PRODUCTION OVER 100,000 BOE/D
* LOWERING FY EXPECTED TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING COSTS TO $7.20-$7.40 PER BOE FOR A REDUCTION OF ABOUT $25 MILLION
* UPDATED ITS EXPECTED FY CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO ABOUT $2.0 BILLION
* ON TRACK TO GENERATE FULL-YEAR NON-GAAP FREE CASH FLOW IN 2018
* QTRLY AVERAGE OIL AND NGLS TOTAL PRODUCTION 178.7 MBBLS/D VERSUS 127.5 MBBLS/D
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.04
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.13 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUES $1,262 MILLION VERSUS $861 MILLION
* Q3 REVENUE VIEW $1.32 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S