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 ? Balanced, diverse production mix ? International exposure ? Vast, balanced resource base to develop ? Growing, sustainable funds flow ? 50%…
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…
Canadian Natural?s Advantage Impact of Long Life Assets on Decline Rates (%) 23% Maintenance Capital of ~$3 billion required 21% 19% 19% 17% 16% 15% 53% Reduction in 13% Corporate…
IMO 2020 Regulations Positive Net Impact to CNQ ? Demand / Pricing for low sulphur diesel likely to increase ? Value of synthetic crude oil (?SCO?) likely to increase ? SCO has high distillate yield amenable to low sulphur…
Advantages of Infrastructure Ownership/Operatorship ? Control of our destiny ? Control development timing and pace eliminates commitments ? Control costs ? Operations flexibility with high working interest ? Return on…
Natural Gas & NGLs Core Area Summary ? Largest natural gas producer in Canada BC AB SK MB ? Q2/18 natural gas production ???~1,485 MMcf/d ? Q2/18 average NGLs yield West 1,020 MMcf/d East 465…
Deep Basin/Montney Natural Gas Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax AECO (C$/GJ) $3.50 Infrastructure Advantage Tier 4 $3.00 Greenfield $2.50 $2.00 Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 1…
North America Light Crude Oil Core Area Summary ? Q2/18 light crude oil and NGL production ? ~90 Mbbl/d BC AB SK MB ? 2P reserves ? 239 million barrels(1) ? High quality light crude oil horizontal multi-frac…
International Light Crude Oil Summary ? Q2/18 light crude oil production ? ~43 Mbbl/d ? 2P reserves North Sea ? 305 million barrels(1) ? North Sea ? Operating efficiency gains and more favorable tax regime increase…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Core Area Summary CNQ Heavy Crude Oil Producing Properties CNQ Land Base CNQ ECHO Pipeline AB SK ~200 km ? Largest primary heavy crude oil producer in Canada ?…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 25,000 0 1 7 13192531…
Pelican Lake Polymer Flood Crude Oil Production Polymer Injector ? Industry leading EOR technology ? Capital requirements are reduced and polymer driven performance is…
Pelican Lake Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 Tier 4 $30.00 Tier 3 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 0 5,000 10,000…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Portfolio Birch Mtn. Ells River Grosmont Saleski Gregoire Grand Rapids Leismer Grouse Kirby Ipiatik Primrose Wolf Lake Marie CNQ Thermal Producing Properties…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Primrose / Wolf Lake Primrose North Steam Generation Facility Primrose South Steam Generation Facility Primrose East Steam Generation Facility Wolf Lake Central Oil…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby South SAGD ? Strong performance ? Q2/18 production ~35 Mbbl/d ? 2018 plans ? 4 infill producers ??First production targeted July 2018 ? 2 step-out producer / injector well pairs…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby North SAGD ? Reinitiated for development ? Major facility equipment on site Kirby North ? Lease delineated and ready for drilling ? Targeted first oil in Q4/2019 ? Targeted capacity of…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 Primrose Pads $10.00 $0.00 0 25,000 50,000 Wolf Lake…
Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Canadian Natural Advantages CNQ Operating Oil Sands Mining Operations CNQ Lands CNQ Horizon Oil Sands CNQ AOSP ~72 km Fort McMurray ? Operating synergies 2…
2018 Capital ($ million) 2017 2018F 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 $1,965 Thermal In Situ Oil Sands…
2018 Production Targeted Production 2017 2018F % Change(1) Natural Gas (MMcf/d) 1,662 1,550 - 1,600 (1%) Crude Oil & NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America 239 253 - 263 8% North America ? Thermal In Situ 120 107 - 127 (3%) North…
2018 Capital Breakdown Maintenance Capital ($ million) 2018F Exploration & Production(1)(3) $1,765 Thermal In Situ Oil Sands 335 Maintains Production Volumes Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading 880 Total Maintenance Capital…
Canadian Natural 5 Year Free Cash Flow After Dividends ($ billion) US$64.80/bbl WTI / US$20.88/bbl WCS diff $6 US$52.03/bbl WTI / US$14.34/bbl WCS diff $5 Cash Flow…
Balance & Optimize the Four Pillars of Cash Flow Allocation Maximizing Shareholder Value Balance Returns to Economic Opportunistic Sheet Resource Shareholders Acquisitions Strength…
Robust Financial Position Long-Term Ratings Outlook Short-Term Ratings DBRS BBB High Stable n/a Standard & Poor?s BBB+ Stable A-2 Moody?s Baa3 Stable P-3 ? Strong financial position as of June 30, 2018 ? Debt/book…
Canadian Natural Debt to Book Capitalization Improves Quickly Debt/Book Cap (%) 70% Bank Covenant 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F See…
Returns to Shareholders ? Disciplined allocation of capital delivers sustainable dividend policy ? 18 consecutive years of dividend increases ? $0.335 per common share quarterly dividend declared March 2018, $1.34 per common…
Canadian Natural A Unique E&P Company Canadian Natural Delivers: ?Operations ?Financial ??Vast, diverse well balanced assets ??Disciplined capital allocation ??Top tier effectiveness and efficiency ??Strengthening balance…
Delivering Safety Excellence Corporate total recordable injury frequency (incident per 200,000 hours) 1.00 0.50 ? Safety is a core value ? Committed to continuous improvement ? No harm to people, no…
Leveraging Technology to Create Value & Enhance Performance Research & Development Investment Leading R&D Investor Average ($ million) ? Largest crude oil and natural gas R&D $500 investor in Canada in 2016…
Investing in Carbon Capture & Sequestration / Storage ? 3rd largest CO capturer and sequesterer for oil and gas 2 sector in the world(1) Quest ? 17.9 million tonnes of CO2e conserved in last 5 years ? Reduced CO2 footprint…
Returns to Shareholders Short Term Change in Dividend vs. Peers (2014-2016) (%) Change in Dividend 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% 22% US Canada R.O.W. Super Majors…
Advisory Cautionary Statement Project progress and financial results are dependent upon economic and regulatory conditions, commodity prices, global economic factors, project sanction and capital allocation. Pricing…
Corporate Guidance August 2, 2018 Daily Production Volumes (before royalties) Natural gas (MMcf/d) Crude oil and NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America ? E&P North America ? Thermal In Situ North America ? Oil Sands…
Other Information Cash income and other taxes (C$ millions) Sask. Resources Surcharge / Capital Tax $10 - 15 Current income taxes ? North America $600 - 700 Current income taxes (recovery) ? International and Petroleum Tax $0…