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Canadian Natural Increases Production 18% From 2Q 2013

Canadian Natural Resources Limited has announced second quarter results:
Commenting on second quarter results, Steve Laut, President of Canadian Natural stated: "Canadian Natural's first half of the year was solid. We have effectively executed on our strategy and have grown production both organically and with the successful integration of acquired assets. As a result, Canadian Natural delivered record quarterly total liquids production, which included record production at our Horizon Oil Sands operations of approximately 119,200 barrels per day of synthetic light crude oil, record North America light crude oil and NGLs production, record Pelican Lake heavy crude oil production and record primary heavy crude oil production. These milestones, combined with strong natural gas production…
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