Canadian Natural?s Strategy ? Flexible capital allocation to maximize value ? Strong Balance Sheet supports investment grade credit ? Defined growth / value enhancement plans by product and basin ? Large, diverse, balanced…
Balanced, Diverse Portfolio North America North Sea Offshore Africa ? Balanced, diverse production mix ? International exposure ? Vast, balanced resource base to develop ?…
Advantages of a Balanced Portfolio ? Facilitates capital flexibility to maximize returns ? Diverse product types, transportation logistics and time horizons ? Strong inventory of Low Capital Exposure Assets ? Primary heavy…
Advantages of Infrastructure Ownership / Operatorship ? Control of our destiny ? Control development timing and pace eliminates commitments ? Control costs ? Operations flexibility with high working interest ? Return on…
Canadian Natural?s Advantage Impact of Long Life Assets on Decline Rates (%) 23% Maintenance Capital of ~$3 billion required 21% 19% 19% 17% 16% 15% 53% Reduction in 13% Corporate…
Delivering Safety Excellence Corporate total recordable injury frequency (incident per 200,000 hours) 1 0.5 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ? Safety is a core value ? Committed to…
Leveraging Technology to Create Value & Enhance Performance Research & Development Investment ($ million) $600 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Leading R&D…
Investing in Carbon Capture & Sequestration / Storage ? 4th largest CO2 capturer and sequesterer in the world(1) ? 18.4 million tonnes of CO2e conserved in last 5 years Quest ? Reduced CO2 footprint Horizon ?…
Balance & Optimize the Four Pillars of Cash Flow Allocation Maximizing Shareholder Value Balance Returns to Economic Opportunistic Sheet Resource Shareholders Acquisitions Strength…
2018 Capital Budget ($ million) 2017 2018B North America Natural Gas & NGLs $488 $440 North America Crude Oil 1,036 1,115 International Crude Oil 416 410 Total Exploration & Production $1,940 $1,965 Thermal In Situ Oil Sands…
2018 Production Targeted Production 2017 2018B % Change(1) Natural Gas (MMcf/d) 1,662 1,650 - 1,710 - Crude Oil & NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America 239 253 - 263 8% North America ? Thermal In Situ 120 107 - 127 - North America…
2018 Capital Breakdown Maintenance Capital ($ million) 2018B Exploration & Production(1)(3) $1,765 Thermal In Situ Oil Sands 335 Maintains Production Volumes Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading 880 Total Maintenance Capital…
Natural Gas & NGLs Core Area Summary ? Largest natural gas producer in Canada BC AB SK MB ? Q4/17 natural gas production ???~1,596 MMcf/d ? Q4/17 average NGLs yield East 530 MMcf/d West 1,063 MMcf/d…
Deep Basin/Montney Natural Gas Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax AECO (C$/GJ) $3.50 Infrastructure Advantage Tier 4 $3.00 Greenfield $2.50 $2.00 Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 1 $1.50…
North America Light Crude Oil Core Area Summary ? Q4/17 light crude oil and NGL production ? ~94 Mbbl/d BC AB SK MB ? 2P reserves ? 239 million barrels(1) ? High quality light crude oil horizontal multi-frac…
International Light Crude Oil Summary ? Q4/17 light crude oil production ? ~39 Mbbl/d ? 2P reserves North Sea ? 305 million barrels(1) ? North Sea ? Operating efficiency gains and more favorable tax regime increase…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Core Area Summary CNQ Heavy Crude Oil Producing Properties CNQ Land Base CNQ ECHO Pipeline AB SK ~200 km ? Largest primary heavy crude oil producer in Canada ?…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 25,000 0 1 7 13192531…
Pelican Lake Polymer Flood Crude Oil Production Polymer Injector ? Industry leading EOR technology ? Capital requirements are reduced and polymer driven performance is…
Pelican Lake Acquisition CNQ Pelican Lake Land Base CNQ Polymer Flood Pelican Lake Acquisition Lands Pelican Lake Acquisition Current Polymer Flood Heavy Oil Processing Facilities…
Pelican Lake Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 Tier 4 $30.00 Tier 3 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 0 5,000 10,000…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Portfolio Birch Mtn. Ells River Grosmont Saleski Gregoire Grand Rapids Leismer Grouse Kirby Ipiatik Primrose Wolf Lake Marie CNQ Thermal Producing Properties…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Primrose / Wolf Lake Primrose North Steam Generation Facility Primrose South Steam Generation Facility Primrose East Steam Generation Facility Wolf Lake Central Oil…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby South SAGD ? Strong performance ? Q4/17 production ~35 Mbbl/d ? 2018 plans ? 4 infill producers ??First production targeted ? July 2018 ? 2 step-out producer / injector well pairs…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby North SAGD ? Reinitiated for development ? Major facility equipment on site Kirby North ? Lease delineated and ready for drilling ? Targeted first oil in Q1/2020 ? Targeted capacity of 40,000…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 Primrose Pads $10.00 $0.00 0 25,000 50,000 Wolf Lake…
Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Canadian Natural Advantages CNQ Operating Oil Sands Mining Operations CNQ Lands CNQ Horizon Oil Sands CNQ AOSP ~72 km Fort McMurray ? Operating synergies 2…
Robust Financial Position Long-Term Ratings Outlook Short-Term Ratings DBRS BBB High Stable n/a Standard & Poor?s BBB+ Negative A-2 Moody?s Baa3 Stable P-3 ? Strong financial position as of December 31, 2017 ? Debt/book…
Canadian Natural Debt to Book Capitalization Improves Quickly Debt/Book Cap (%) 70% Bank Covenant 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Actual Forecast See Advisory for pricing assumptions and cautionary…
Canadian Natural Balance Sheet Strengthens Quickly (Debt/EBITDA) 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Actual Forecast See Advisory for pricing assumptions and cautionary statements.…
Committed Management Management Ownership (% of Outstanding Shares) 2.5% 2.3% 2.0% ? Substantial management and director wealth at stake ? Strong motivation for management to perform 1.5% ? Delivers clear alignment with…
Canadian Natural?s Advantage ? Strong balance sheet ? Large, diversified, well balanced asset base ? Transition to longer-life, low decline assets reduces capital requirements while maintaining production ? Delivering…
Balanced Portfolio of Natural Gas Sales Points (%) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% AECO 10%…
Returns to Shareholders Short Term Change in Dividend vs. Peers (2014-2016) (%) Change in Dividend 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% CNQ US Canada R.O.W.…
Advisory Special Note Regarding Currency, Production and Reserves In this document, all references to dollars refer to Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Reserves and production data are presented on a before royalties…
Forward Looking Statements Certain statements relating to Canadian Natural Resources Limited (the ?Company?) in this document or documents incorporated herein by reference constitute forward-looking statements or information…
Advisory Cautionary Statement Project progress and financial results are dependent upon economic and regulatory conditions, commodity prices, global economic factors, project sanction and capital allocation. Pricing…
Advisory Reserves Notes: (1) Company Gross reserves are working interest share before deduction of royalties and excluding any royalty interests. (2) Company Net reserves are working interest share after deduction of…
(5) A barrel of oil equivalent (?BOE?) is derived by converting six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of crude oil (6 Mcf:1 bbl). This conversion may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation, since the 6 Mcf:1 bbl…