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CENOVUS ENERGY, $12.85, remains a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $25.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 0.5%.; www.cenovus.com) completed its acquisition of rival oil producer Husky Energy in January 2021. The combined firm is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas, with output of about 750,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It’s also the country’s second-largest refiner, with a total capacity of 660,000 barrels a day. In addition to its increased ownership in the Terra Nova offshore project (see above), Cenovus and Suncor are restructuring their investments in the White Rose offshore drilling project near Newfoundland. Cenovus acquired control of White Rose as part of its takeover of Husky Energy. This new agreement will reduce its stake from 72.5% to 60%, while Suncor’s interest will rise from 27.5% to 40%. That new arrangement hinges on the re-start of the West White Rose offshore project. In April 2020, Husky suspended…