Canadian oil and gas producer Cenovus Energy filed a mixed shelf offering for $7.5 billion with Canada and U.S. regulators on Thursday, although the company said it currently has no plans to issue more debt or equity.
In a mixed shelf a company may sell securities in one or more separate offerings without filing a prospectus for each one. The filing does not necessarily mean the securities will be sold. Cenovus spokesman Reg Curren said the filing is a "corporate housekeeping measure" that updates the company's existing prospectus for a $5 billion mixed shelf offering, which expires next year. It means the company will be able to cover existing debt and equity commitments related to its $13.3 billion purchase of ConocoPhillips assets, which closed earlier this year, and provides extra capacity for spending over the next 25 months, Curren said. (Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Leslie Adler)