In his first conference call as Encana chief executive, Doug Suttles said he has appointed an internal strategy development team to evaluate the company’s asset base, work on its strengths and weaknesses, and establish where Encana sits competitively.

“We are doing, what I would call, a ‘roots up’ look at our asset base and the strength of it, the opportunities in it, and the margin structure in it,” said Suttles.

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