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 adjusted funds…
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 (%) Maintenance Capital of ~$3 billion required 23% 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 NATURAL GAS •…
Balance & Optimize the Four Pillars of Capital 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 Baa2 Stable P-2 • Strong financial position as of September 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 Actual…
Canadian Natural Balance Sheet Strengthens Quickly (Debt/EBITDA) 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018F Actual Forecast See Advisory…
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, $1.34 per common…
Canadian Natural Return to Shareholders ($ million) 2,800 2,600 2,400 22% Dividend CAGR 2,200 YTD* (2009-2018F)…
Natural Gas & NGLs Core Area Summary • Largest natural gas producer in Canada BC AB SK MB ? Q3/18 natural gas production ???~1,489 MMcf/d East 451 MMcf/d ? Q3/18 average NGLs yield ? ~26…
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 $2.00 Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 1…
North America Light Crude Oil Core Area Summary • Q3/18 light crude oil and NGL production ? ~93 Mbbl/d BC AB SK MB • 2P reserves ? 239 million barrels* • High quality light crude oil horizontal multi-frac…
International Light Crude Oil Summary • Q3/18 light crude oil production ? ~47 Mbbl/d North Sea • 2P reserves ? 305 million barrels* • North Sea ? Operating efficiency gains and more favorable tax regime increase…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Core Area Summary CNQ Heavy Crude Oil Producing Properties CNQ Land Base CNQ ECHO Pipeline • Largest primary heavy crude oil producer in Canada ? Q3/18 production of ~92 Mbbl/d • Large…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 25,000 0 1 7 13192531…
Pelican Lake Polymer Flood • Industry leading EOR technology Crude Oil Production • Capital requirements are reduced and polymer driven performance is realized ? Q3/18 production ~63 Mbbl/d • Industry leading…
Pelican Lake Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 Tier 4 $30.00 Tier 3 $20.00 Tier 2 Tier 1 $10.00 $0.00 0 5,000 10,000…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Portfolio Birch Mtn. Ells River Grosmont Saleski Gregoire Grand Rapids Leismer • Q3/18 production volumes of ~112 Mbbl/d • 2P reserves ? 2.58 billion barrels* • Majority…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Primrose / Wolf Lake Primrose North Steam Generation Facility Primrose South Steam Generation Facility Primrose East Steam Generation Facility Wolf Lake Central Oil…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby South SAGD • Strong performance ? Q3/18 production ~36 Mbbl/d • 2018 plans ? 4 infill producers ??First production targeted July 2018 ? 2 step-out producer / injector well pairs…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby North SAGD Kirby North Approved Project Area Approved Development Area Undrilled Development Pads • Reinitiated for development • Major facility…
Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Canadian Natural Advantages Q3/18 production volumes of ~394 Mbbl/d • 2P reserves ? 6.06 billion barrels* • Committed to environmental leadership ? CO2 capture and sequestration • Top tier reliability…
2018 Capital ($ 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 $398 $960 Oil…
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 239 240 - 246 2% North America – Thermal In Situ 120 107 - 127 (3%) North America – Oil…
5 Year Production Growth (MBOE/d) 750 825 900 975 1,050 1,125 1,200 1,275 1,350 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F 2021F HIGH VALUE PRODUCTION GROWTH 36
Committed Management • Substantial management and director wealth at stake ? Strong motivation for management to perform ? Delivers clear alignment with shareholder interests Peers include APC, APA, CVE, DVN, ECA, EOG, PXD and SU.…
Canadian Natural A Unique E&P Company Canadian Natural Delivers: ?Operations ? Vast, diverse well balanced assets ? Top tier effectiveness and efficiency ? Execution excellence ? Environmental leadership ? Production per share…
Delivering Safety Excellence • Safety is a core value • Committed to continuous improvement • No harm to people, no safety incidents • Top tier recordable injury frequency in North America conventional operations Corporate total…
Leveraging Technology to Create Value & Enhance Performance • Leading R&D Investor ? Largest crude oil and natural gas R&D investor in Canada in 2016 ? 4th largest R&D investor for all industries in Canada in 2016* Research &…
Investing in Carbon Capture & Sequestration / Storage • 3rd largest CO2 capturer and sequesterer for oil and gas sector in the world(1) ?17.9 million tonnes of CO2e conserved in last 5 years • Reduced CO2 footprint • Reduced CO2…
Environmental Excellence • Proactive environmentally responsible operations • Continuous improvement to reduce environmental impacts • Operating with world leading standards and comprehensive regulatory oversight • Meet or exceed…
Canadian Natural GHG Advantage Primary Heavy Crude Oil • Reduction of 71% from 2013 to 2017 in venting from primary heavy crude oil Vent (e3m3/year) 71% Reduction Absolute Vent Volumes
Balanced Portfolio of Natural Gas Sales Points (%) Note: AECO natural gas includes Station 2. Exports includes Dawn, Empress, Emerson and California. 2018F based on average 2018 volume split. AECO 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%…
8 Production per Share CAGR (2013 - 2017) Production/Share (% CAGR) CNQ Peers include: APA, APC, COP, CVE, DVN, ECA, EOG, HSE, MRO, NBL, OXY and SU. Source: BMO 2017 Oil & Gas Global Cost Study and Bloomberg. CNQ -10% -6% -2%…
Return on Equity (2013 - 2017) Peers Include: APA, APC, CHE, COP, CVE, DVN, ECA, EOG, HSE, NBL, OXY, and SU. Source: BMO 2017 Oil & Gas Global Cost Study. (%) CNQ (114%) 5.3% (9%) (16%) (43%) (113%)
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 Assumptions 2017…
Hedging At September 30, 2018, the Company had the following derivative financial instruments outstanding to manage its commodity price risk: Note: The Company’s outstanding commodity derivative financial instruments are expected to be…
Key Historic Data Operational & Financial Information 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Daily production, before royalties Crude oil and NGLs (Mbbl/d) 451 478 531 564 524 685 Natural gas (MMcf/d) 1,220 1,158 1,555 1,726 1,691 1,662…
Results of operations (C$ million, except per share) Adjusted funds flow 6,013 7,477 9,587 5,785 4,293 7,347 per share – Basic 5.48 6.87 8.78 5.29 3.90 6.25 Net earnings (loss) 1,892 2,270 3,929 (637) (204) 2,397 per share – Basic…
Corporate Guidance November 1, 2018 Q4/18 Annual 2018 Daily Production Volumes (before royalties) Natural gas (MMcf/d) 1,480 - 1,510 1,550 - 1,600 Crude oil and NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America – E&P 232 - 240 240 - 246 North America –…
Average Annual Cost Data Royalty Rate Operating Cost Natural Gas - North America (Mcf) 4.0 - 6.0% $1.20 - 1.28 Crude oil and NGLs (bbl) North America – E&P (Including Thermal In Situ) 12.5 - 14.5% $11.50 - 13.50 North America – Oil…