EnCana Corporation to hold news media briefing and conference call on Sunday, May 11, 2008

CALGARY, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EnCana Corporation (TSX, NYSE: ECA) will hold a news media briefing and conference call regarding a major announcement planned for Sunday, May 11, 2008.

The news media briefing will be held at 1:00 p.m. MT (3:00 p.m. ET) in Calgary's Telus Convention Centre, in the McLeod E1 room on the lower level of the centre's south building. EnCana is planning to issue a news release midday Sunday. Hosting the briefing will be EnCana President & Chief Executive Officer Randy Eresman.

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Date: Sunday, May 11, 2008

Time: 1:00 p.m. (MT)

Location: Telus Convention Centre, south building
Room: McLeod E1
120-9th Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta

Call in participation
News media representatives can also participate by dialling
(800) 733-7571 (toll-free in North America) or (416) 644-3414
approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the briefing. An archived
recording of the briefing will be available from approximately 3:30 p.m.
MT on May 11, 2008 until midnight May 18, 2008 by dialling (877) 289-8525
or (416) 640-1917 and entering access code 21271661.
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EnCana will hold a conference call and webcast for the investment
community the same day, Sunday, May 11, 2008, beginning at 2:30 p.m. MT
(4:30 p.m. ET). To participate, please dial (800) 930-1353 (toll-free
in North America) or (913) 312-1487 approximately 10 minutes prior to the
conference call. An archived recording of the call will be available from
approximately 6:30 p.m. MT on May 11, 2008 until 6:30 p.m. MT on May 16,
2008 by dialling (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 and entering access
code 6177234.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available via
EnCana's website, www.encana.com, under Investor Relations. The webcast
will be archived for approximately 90 days.
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EnCana Corporation

With an enterprise value of approximately US$75 billion, EnCana is a leading North American unconventional natural gas and integrated oil company. By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, EnCana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates. EnCana common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ECA. For more information, go to www.encana.com.

Source: EnCana Corporation

CONTACT: EnCana Corporate Communications: Investor contact: Paul Gagne,
Vice-President, Investor Relations, (403) 645-4737; Ryder McRitchie, Manager,
Investor Relations, (403) 645-2007; Susan Grey, Manager, Investor Relations,
(403) 645-4751; Media contact: Alan Boras, Manager, Media Relations, (403)
645-4747

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