Exhibit 99.6
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| | Barristers & Solicitors / Patent & Trade-mark Agents |
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| | Norton Rose Fulbright CanadaLLP 400 3rd Avenue SW, Suite 3700 Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2 CANADA |
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| | nortonrosefulbright.com |
March 29, 2017
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
Cenovus Energy Inc. (the Corporation) – Prospectus Supplement
We refer to the prospectus supplement dated March 29, 2017 (theProspectus Supplement) to the short form base shelf prospectus dated February 24, 2016 relating to the offering of common shares of the Corporation.
We hereby consent to the references in the Prospectus Supplement to our firm name on the second cover page and under the headings “Legal Matters” and “Documents Filed as Part of the Registration Statement” and to our firm name and our opinion under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
Yours very truly,
/s/ Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
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