CANADIAN NAT RES LTD
			Symbol			CNQ

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Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces 2009 Third Quarter Results and 2010 Budget

2009-11-05 05:00 ET - News Release

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/05/09

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX: CNQ) (NYSE: CNQ)

Canadian Natural's Chairman, Allan Markin, stated, "The third quarter was strong for Canadian Natural as we met all of our production targets, with the exception of Horizon, which encountered certain unexpected challenges during the ramp-up of its production levels. The challenges at Horizon are manageable and our teams are doing a great job in identifying and mitigating these issues. We continue to execute our defined growth plan in 2010, with all areas providing positive free cash flow in the range of $2.6 to $3.0 billion while still delivering 7% production growth."

Canadian Natural's Vice-Chairman, John Langille, continued, "Our balance sheet continued to strengthen during the quarter as we completed the retirement of the $2.3 billion non-revolving syndicated acquisition credit facility, with all payments made from internally generated cash flow. This brings our debt to book capitalization to 36%, essentially at the low end of our targeted range. Our debt to EBITDA is 1.6x, which is below our targeted range. Crude oil prices and the heavy oil differential remained favorable, and along with our hedging program, helped to mitigate the impact of weak natural gas prices. Looking to 2010, overall budget capital spending will be increased over 2009 levels but remains well within targeted cash flow, resulting in even further balance sheet strength."

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