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Canadian Natural Resources — Investor Presentation (June 2023)

79 slides from Canadian Natural Resources's investor presentation, June 2023

  1. Slide 1: Corporate Presentation June 2023

    CORPORATE PRESENTATION JUNE 2023

  2. Slide 2: The Canadian Natural Advantage

    The Canadian Natural Advantage Large, Low Risk, Diversified, Flexible Effective & Leading High Value Balanced Asset Capital Efficient ESG Reserves Base Allocation Operations Performance PREMIUM VALUE CREATION MATERIAL FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION & STRONG RETURN ON CAPITAL 2

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Overview: Strategy: Premium Value Creation

    Corporate Overview Strategy: Premium Value Creation Driving material free cash flow & maximizing returns to shareholders • Strong Balance Sheet supporting investment grade credit ratings • Defined growth/value enhancement plans by product/basin and opportunistic acquisitions • Diverse, balanced asse

  4. Slide 4: Balancing the Four Pillars

    Canadian Natural Balancing the Four Pillars Disciplined capital allocation, focused on value creation Balance Sheet Strength Balance Sheet strengthens with Maximizing free cash flow generation Shareholder Value Returns to Shareholders Growing, sustainable dividends & Balance Returns to Resource Oppo

  5. Slide 5: Leading Total Proved & Proved Developed Producing Reserves

    Leading Total Proved & Proved Developed Producing Reserves Canadian peers: 2022 ~60% of reserves are high value SCO, light crude oil & NGLs ~32 year total proved Reserve Life Index(1) Largest natural gas Peer average reserves in Canada(2) total proved Reserve Life Index ~16 years(3) Total Proved Pro

  6. Slide 6: Total Proved Reserves

    Total Proved Reserves Global peers: 2022 Only Canadian company with >5 billion BOEs Total Proved 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 (MMBOE) Peers include: BP, COP, CVX, SHEL, TTE and XOM. Source: 2022 net proved reserves, based on SEC constant prices and costs, per company reports. SIGNIFICANT RESERVES ON

  7. Slide 7: Canadian Natural's Assets are Unique

    Canadian Natural’s Assets are Unique Robust through all cycles Long life low decline assets provide sustainable production & free cash flow even in lower price environment Ability to ramp up Exercising capital flexibility by production with reducing spend on low capital exposure assets improving pri

  8. Slide 8: Canadian Natural's Advantage

    Canadian Natural’s Advantage Low corporate decline rate 2023B ~57% Production Mix(1) Long Life Low Decline production Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading ~10% Pelican & ~0% Decline Corporate Thermal ~13% Decline Decline Rate Conventional E&P ~19% Decline ~43% Conventional E&P production (1) Based upon midp

  9. Slide 9: Canadian Natural's Differentiating Value

    Canadian Natural’s Differentiating Value Long life low decline asset base Decline rate 50% Leading corporate decline rate of ~10% Low maintenance capital of ~$8/BOE in 2023B 40% 30% Peer Average 20% 10% 0% Canadian Peers US Peers Peers include: APA, CVE, DVN, EOG, FANG, IMO, MEG, OVV, PXD, SU and TO

  10. Slide 10: Balanced, diverse asset portfolio

    Canadian Natural Balanced, diverse asset portfolio 2023B North Sea Production Mix(1) North America ~2.2 Bcf/d natural gas Natural Gas ~27% 2nd largest natural gas producer in Canada Offshore Africa Heavy Oil ~29% ~985,000 bbl/d • Vast, balanced resource base to develop Light Oil & of total liquids N

  11. Slide 11: Balanced, diverse marketing portfolio

    Canadian Natural Balanced, diverse marketing portfolio 2023B Balanced Sales Production Mix(1) Points & Products AECO sales ~790 MMcf/d exported Natural Gas ~27% 28% outside of Alberta, 36% capturing North American natural gas pricing Canadian Natural 36% requirement Heavy Oil ~29% Heavy ~460,000 bbl

  12. Slide 12: Top Tier Conventional E&P, Thermal In Situ & Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Assets

    Top Tier Conventional E&P, Thermal In Situ & Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Assets

  13. Slide 13: Conventional E&P: Top tier plays throughout the asset base

    Conventional E&P Top tier plays throughout the asset base Clearwater Marten Hills Clearwater Nipisi Frobisher Dual Leg Montney Gas (average) Top North American plays Deep Basin Hinton Montney Dawson High Liquids SW Marcellus - Liquids Rich Canadian Natural has a significant land Deep Basin Resthaven

  14. Slide 14: Thermal In Situ Oil Sands: Top tier WTI breakeven price

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Top tier WTI breakeven price (US$/bbl) $60 Effective & efficient operations support a low WTI breakeven price, delivering superior returns $50 Peer Average $40 $30 Canadian Peers Peers include: ATH, CVE, IMO, MEG and SU. Source: Peters & Co. North American Crude Oil Update;

  15. Slide 15: World Class Oil Sands Mining Assets

    World Class Oil Sands Mining Assets Top tier WTI breakeven price (US$/bbl) $70 Canadian Natural’s world class assets deliver top tier results on ~480,000 bbl/d of high value SCO capacity in 2023 $60 $50 Peer Average $40 Bitumen Bitumen $30 SCO SCO $20 SCO SCO $10 $0 Canadian Peers Peers include: IMO

  16. Slide 16: Total development potential

    Canadian Natural Total development potential Natural Gas Liquids (Bcf/d) (bbl/d) 4.5 3,000,000 4.0 2,500,000 3.5 3.0 2,000,000 Total corporate future growth potential of 2.5 1,500,000 ~1,790,000 BOE/d(1) 2.0 1.5 1,000,000 ~72% from long life low decline assets 1.0 500,000 0.5 0.0 0 2022F Natural Gas

  17. Slide 17: Returns on Capital, Leading Free Cash Flow & Returns to Shareholders

    Returns on Capital, Leading Free Cash Flow & Returns to Shareholders

  18. Slide 18: Asset base drives long-term value: 2022

    Canadian Natural Asset base drives long-term value: 2022 Increased Low dividend twice by Leading Strong maintenance Share ~4% free cash flow balance sheet ~45% & paid a capital & repurchases of production generation of with year end special dividend disciplined net debt at for a combined ~$5.6 billi

  19. Slide 19: Industry Returns on Capital Employed (ROCE)

    Industry Returns on Capital Employed (ROCE) Significant value opportunity (ROCE) (EV/EBITDA) 35% Leading ROCE across industries 25x 30% with higher multiple potential 20x 25% 15x 20% 15% 10x 10% 5x 5% 0% 0x 2022E Return On Capital Employed (LHS) 2022E EV/EBITDA (RHS) Source: FactSet consensus and es

  20. Slide 20: Top Tier Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

    Top Tier Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Peer comparison: 3 year average: 2019 - 2021 (ROCE) 10% Top tier returns on capital employed in low point of commodity price cycle 8% 6% 4% Peer Average 2% 0% -2% Canadian Peers US Peers Peers include: APA, CHK, COP, DVN, CVE, EOG, IMO, NBL, OVV, OXY, SU an

  21. Slide 21: Free Cash Flow Allocation Policy

    Canadian Natural Free Cash Flow Allocation Policy When net debt is between When net debt is NEW $10 - $15 billion < $10 billion Adjusted Funds Flow Adjusted Funds Flow Less: Base Capital Less: Total Capital (1) Less: Dividends Less: Dividends Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow 50% 50% Balance Sheet Share

  22. Slide 22: 2022 Free Cash Flow Allocation

    2022 Free Cash Flow Allocation Significant direct & indirect returns to shareholders ($/share) $20 Total 2022 direct shareholder returns of $16 Base $9.25 per share from combined Capital $4.34 per share of dividends & $4.91 per share of share repurchases Quarterly $12 Dividend Special ~50% of free c

  23. Slide 23: Leading history of returns to shareholders growth

    Canadian Natural Leading history of returns to shareholders growth ($ millions) 12,000 23 years of consecutive dividend increases 10,000 ~21% CAGR since inception 8,000 Share Repurchases 6,000 Horizon Special 4,000 Phase 3 Dividend PSK complete distribution 2,000 Horizon Phase 1 build years 0 2008 2

  24. Slide 24: Long-Term Dividend Growth vs. Global Peers

    Long-Term Dividend Growth vs. Global Peers 10 year CAGR: 2022 (CAGR) 30%  Leading long-term dividend growth 25% Special Dividend  Sustainable dividend; was maintained & grew in low commodity price periods while others cut 20%  Increased dividend for 23rd consecutive year 15%  ~$4.34 per share of

  25. Slide 25: Free Cash Flow Sensitivity

    Free Cash Flow Sensitivity Adjusted funds flow less capital Free cash flow ($/share) per share is (yield)(1) $25 24% Diverse, balanced asset base underpinned ~30% higher at by long life low decline production US$100 WTI vs. 20% $20 US$85 WTI Effective & efficient operations combined 16% with executi

  26. Slide 26: 2023 Budget

    4) Canadian Natural 2023 Budget

  27. Slide 27: 2023 Budget: Capital breakdown

    2023 Budget Capital breakdown Strategic Capital Expenditures ($ millions)(1) Base Growth Total Conventional E&P (excluding Thermal) $2,040 $75 $2,115 Thermal In Situ $375 $510 $885 Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading $1,345 $435 $1,780 Abandonment & Reclamation $430 - $430 Total $4,190 $1,020 $5,210 Drivin

  28. Slide 28: 2023 Budget: Disciplined capital & growing production

    2023 Budget Disciplined capital & growing production Targeted Production 2022 2023B % Change(1) Natural Gas (MMcf/d) 2,090 2,170 - 2,242 ~6% Conventional E&P Crude Oil & NGLs (Mbbl/d) 255 264 - 272 ~5% Thermal and Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading (Mbbl/d)(2) 678 705 - 729 ~6% Total Liquids (Mbbl/d)(2) 9

  29. Slide 29: 2023 Budget: Drilling program

    2023 Budget Drilling program (net producer wells) 2022 2023B Natural Gas wells 72 70 Crude Oil wells Primary Heavy 176 173 Pelican Lake 6 - Light 32 43 International - - Total Conventional E&P wells 214 286 Thermal wells 104 54 Total wells 390 340 DISCIPLINED DRILLING PROGRAM 29

  30. Slide 30: Production per share growth: 2019 – 2023B

    Canadian Natural Production per share growth: 2019 – 2023B (BOE production/share) 0.48 ~8% CAGR per share 0.44 0.40 0.36 0.32 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023B Capital(1) ($ billions) ~$3.9 ~$2.7 ~$3.5 ~$5.0 ~$5.2 (1) Capital excludes net acquisition costs. Note: Based upon actual and forecasted ending peri

  31. Slide 31: Summary: 2023 Budget

    Canadian Natural Summary: 2023 Budget Driving material free cash flow & maximizing returns to shareholders • Disciplined capital budget ‒ Base capital of ~$4.2 billion ‒ Strategic Growth capital of ~$1.0 billion • Low maintenance capital to maintain and grow production • Top tier execution through f

  32. Slide 32: Environmental, Social & Governance

    Environmental, Social & Governance

  33. Slide 33: The World Needs More Canadian Energy

    The World Needs More Canadian Energy Overview Canadian Natural is part of the solution • Canada is the top rated ESG country among the top crude oil exporting nations • Canada has world class CCUS infrastructure ‒ Canadian Natural is the largest owner of carbon capture capacity in Canada • Industry

  34. Slide 34: ESG Performance Among Top Oil Exporting Nations

    ESG Performance Among Top Oil Exporting Nations The world needs more Canadian energy (Aggregate ESG Score) 250 Environment(1) Social(2) Governance(3) 200 150 Average 100 50 0 (1) 2022 Yale Environment Performance Index (EPI). (2) 2021 Social Progress Index (SPI) prepared by Social Progress Imperativ

  35. Slide 35: Environmental Targets

    Environmental Targets Strong commitment to improving performance NEW 40% in corporate scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions Reduction by 2035 from 2020 baseline 50% in North America E&P methane emissions by 2030 from 2016 baseline Reduction 40% in in-situ fresh water intensity Reduction by 2026 from 2017 baseli

  36. Slide 36: Environment: One of Canada's leading R&D investors

    Environment One of Canada’s leading R&D investors • Ongoing investment in technology and innovation will ensure the crude oil and natural gas remains sustainable, competitive and productive for years to come • Advancing innovation drives performance ~$4.6 billion invested in research & development s

  37. Slide 37: Environment: Land management

    Environment Land management >3,000 abandoned wells/year in each of last two years At this pace, 100% abandonment of current inactive well inventory in ~10 years ~4.2 million trees planted at Albian since 2002 & Horizon since 2009 ~4.3 million trees planted to date in our NA E&P operations ~12,600 he

  38. Slide 38: Social: Frontline driven incident prevention

    Social Frontline driven incident prevention Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF) Incidents (per 200,000 exposure hours) Comprehensive frontline driven 0.50 safety management system 43% 78,029 Worksite Safety Observations in 2022 0.40 TRIF reduction since 2018 83% reduction in Lost Time Incident

  39. Slide 39: Social: Working together with communities

    Social Working together with communities In 2022 Canadian Natural worked with over 24,000 landowners, 160 municipalities & 80 Indigenous communities in Western Canada Canadian Natural worked with ~167 Indigenous businesses Awarded ~$684 million in contracts with local Indigenous businesses, Canadian

  40. Slide 40: Governance: Risk assessment & mitigation

    Governance Risk assessment & mitigation • Strong track record of identifying, assessing, adapting, aligning and executing • Board of Directors as well as Board Governance and Risk Committees ‒ Review and hold management accountable to identify and mitigate risks • Strong, effective strategies and pl

  41. Slide 41: Technology & Innovation: Journey to net zero

    Technology & Innovation Journey to net zero Current Actions Medium-Term Actions Long-Term Actions • Carbon capture and storage • Leverage CCUS advancements • Expand/develop future ‒ Horizon’s CCUS and learnings into the next CCUS projects ‒ Quest CCS generation of CCUS facilities • Carbon capture an

  42. Slide 42: Carbon Capture & Sequestration/Storage Technology

    Carbon Capture & Sequestration/Storage Technology Key to net zero A global leader in CO2 capture & sequestration(1)  Reduced CO2 footprint Capture Capacity (tonnes/year)  Reduced CO2 charges Quest Horizon ~0.4 million Quest(2) ~1.1 million Equivalent to removing NWR(3) ~1.2 million ~576,000 cars o

  43. Slide 43: Pathways Alliance: Net zero plan

    Pathways Alliance Net zero plan • Canada’s six largest oil sands operators ‒ Accounts for ~95% of total oil sands production • Goal: achieve net zero GHG emissions from oil sands operations by 2050 ‒ Requires collective work with federal and provincial governments Phase 1 plan includes: • 22 Mt/year

  44. Slide 44: Pathways Alliance: Industry collaboration to net zero

    Pathways Alliance Industry collaboration to net zero Next Steps Pathways CCUS Project ‒ Advance detailed pore space development plan ‒ Continue with Engineering & Design studies for CO2 pipeline & capture facilities ‒ More clarity on the Government of Alberta’s policy for CCS ‒ Regulatory submission

  45. Slide 45: Sustainability & ESG reporting

    Canadian Natural Sustainability & ESG reporting Stewardship Report ESG CDP Climate Change Technology & Innovation to Stakeholders Highlights CDP Water Case Studies Climate Change ‘B’ Score Water ‘B-’ Score Aligned with Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accoun

  46. Slide 46: Balance Sheet Strength

    Canadian Natural Balance Sheet Strength

  47. Slide 47: Robust financial position

    Canadian Natural Robust financial position Long-Term Ratings Outlook Short-Term Ratings DBRS A (low) Stable R-1 Standard & Poor’s BBB- Stable A-3 Moody’s Baa1 Stable P-2 • Balance Sheet strength as at March 31, 2023 • Net debt → ~$11.9 billion, reduced by ~$9.3 billion since December 31, 2020 • Debt

  48. Slide 48: Balanced credit facility profile

    Canadian Natural Balanced credit facility profile Revolving Credit Facilities (C$ millions) June 2024(1) $2,425 June 2025(1)(2) $2,495 Support from 15 banks diversified by location February 2024(1) $500 15+ year relationships Operating demand loan $100 with 12 banks Total $5,520 (1) Financial covena

  49. Slide 49: Debt maturity profile

    Canadian Natural Debt maturity profile ($ billions) 3.0 Repurchased ~$500 million of bonds outstanding in 2022 2.5 Early redemption of the 2023 US$1.0 billion bond in Q4/22 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 US$ Public C$ Public Repurchased STRATEGICALLY BALANCED MATURITY PROFILE 49

  50. Slide 50: Asset Overview

    4) Canadian Natural Asset Overview

  51. Slide 51: Conventional E&P Overview

    Conventional E&P Overview ~574,000 BOE/d of production(1) Largest conventional E&P reserves in Canada ~5.3 billion BOE total proved plus probable(1) Significant infrastructure in place for drill to fill strategy with ~305,000 BOE/d of net available capacity Montney Pelican Lake & Clearwater • Natura

  52. Slide 52: Montney & Deep Basin Overview

    Natural Gas, NGLs & Light Crude Oil: Montney & Deep Basin Overview Umbach West Nig ~1.5 million net acres of Montney rights Blair/Daiber ~1.8 million net acres of Deep Basin rights Graham Montney Significant high value drill to fill opportunities Stoddart Septimus ~4,000 premium locations(1) Gordond

  53. Slide 53: Montney & Deep Basin: Infrastructure advantage

    Natural Gas, NGLs & Light Crude Oil: Montney & Deep Basin Infrastructure advantage Umbach West Nig Significant high value drill to fill Blair/Daiber Montney growth opportunities Graham ~2.8 Bcf/d net facility design capacity Stoddart Septimus ~1.1 Bcf/d net available facility capacity Gordondale Gre

  54. Slide 54: International Light Crude Oil Summary

    International Light Crude Oil Summary ~27,300 bbl/d of light crude oil production(1) High return international light crude oil, North Sea with exposure to Brent pricing • North Sea ‒ Leveraging expertise to manage costs in a mature basin ‒ Industry leading abandonment and decommissioning results • C

  55. Slide 55: Heavy Crude Oil Overview

    Heavy Crude Oil Overview Large land base ~3.2 million net acres Cliffdale ~1,570 defined multilateral locations(1) ~1,600 defined slant locations(1) High value drill to fill opportunities AB SK ~67,000 BOE/d available facility capacity Pelican Lake & Clearwater • Largest primary and polymer flood he

  56. Slide 56: Total Conventional E&P development potential

    Total Conventional E&P Near-, mid- & long-term development potential (MBOE/d) 1,200 Production of 1,000 ~2.1 Bcf/d & ~255 Mbbl/d in 2022 800 Potential to leverage available facility capacity of 600 ~305 MBOE/d Liquids 400 Potential debottleneck & expansion opportunities 200 Natural ~190 MBOE/d Gas ~

  57. Slide 57: Thermal In Situ Oil Sands: Asset overview

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Asset overview Long life low decline assets producing ~252,000 bbl/d in 2022 Second largest total proved plus probable bitumen reserves in Canada with ~5.2 billion barrels(1) Facility capacity of ~340,000 bbl/d(2) with ~95,000 bbl/d of available capacity • 100% working inte

  58. Slide 58: Primrose / Wolf Lake overview

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Primrose / Wolf Lake overview Total facility capacity ~140,000 bbl/d Leverage available facility capacity of ~65,000 bbl/d Primrose North Primrose East ~307 net sections of undeveloped land ~2,000 locations(1) Primrose South • Low cost, low risk and repeatable CSS pad devel

  59. Slide 59: Primrose / Wolf Lake development plan

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Primrose / Wolf Lake development plan • Drill to fill of available facility capacity ‒ 2 CSS pads were drilled in 2022 and are targeted to come on production in Q3/23  Targeted production of ~12,000 bbl/d per pad, based upon initial 12 month average daily production • Targ

  60. Slide 60: Kirby / Jackfish / Pike SAGD overview

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby / Jackfish / Pike SAGD overview Kirby Jackfish Total facility capacity of ~200,000 bbl/d(1) North Leverage available facility capacity of ~30,000 bbl/d Consolidated land base ~432 net sections of undeveloped land ~1,000 locations(2) Kirby South Pike • Acquired remaini

  61. Slide 61: Jackfish & Pike SAGD development plan

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Jackfish & Pike SAGD development plan • Drill to fill of available facility capacity ‒ 3 pads targeted to be drilled in 2023B  Targeted production of ~9,000 bbl/d per pad, based upon full ramped up 12 month average production • Targeted strong capital efficiency of ~$8,500

  62. Slide 62: Kirby & Pike SAGD development plan

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Kirby & Pike SAGD development plan • Drill to fill of available facility capacity ‒ Two pads were drilled in 2022 with a third pad targeted to finish drilling in early Q1/23  The first pad is targeted to ramp up to full production capacity in Q3/23 with the remaining two p

  63. Slide 63: Technology & Innovation: Solvents: SAGD & CSS

    Technology & Innovation Solvents: SAGD & CSS Co-injecting solvent with steam Results to-date • Kirby South solvent SAGD pilot was a success ̶ SOR and GHG intensity reductions of ~45% Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ̶ Solvent recovery of ~85% (SAGD) Current • Progressing on a commercial scale solvent

  64. Slide 64: Thermal In Situ: Near- & mid-term potential

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Near- & mid-term potential Strong capital (bbl/d) efficiency 400,000 ~$9,500/bbl/d 350,000 Thermal in situ production of ~252,000 bbl/d in 2022 300,000 Potential to leverage available capacity 250,000 to add ~95,000 bbl/d(1) of production 200,000 ~3,000 locations 150,000 20

  65. Slide 65: Thermal In Situ: Long-term potential

    Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Long-term potential (bbl/d) 500,000 400,000 Solvents can potentially add more than ~185,000 bbl/d(1) of 300,000 incremental capacity Project expansions(2), when combined 200,000 with solvents, can potentially add an ~300,000 bbl/d(1) of 100,000 incremental capacity 0 Full f

  66. Slide 66: Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading: Asset overview

    Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Asset overview Industry leading oil sands operator Net capacity increases by 5,000 bbl/d in 2023 to ~480,000 bbl/d of high value SCO CNQ Operating Oil Sands Mines CNQ Lands No decline, reservoir risk or reserve replacement cost Total proved plus probable reserves of ~7.4

  67. Slide 67: Top tier utilization

    Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Top tier utilization (Utilization) 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 1 Year 2 Year Peer Average Peers Include: IMO Kearl, SU Base, SU Fort Hills and Syncrude. Note: Sourced from TD research: Mine your own Business report on January 25, 2023, includes trailing data as of October 2022.

  68. Slide 68: Operating costs reductions over 10 years

    Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Operating costs reductions over 10 years ($/bbl) $45 ~$17/bbl ~40% reduction $40 reduction over in SCO operating costs 10 years $35 (including energy costs) Equates to a $30 ~$2.7 billion $25 savings in annual operating costs in 2022 $20 $15 (1) (1) 2013 2013 2022 2022 (

  69. Slide 69: Reliability Enhancement Project

    Horizon Oil Sands Reliability Enhancement Project • Project is progressing as planned and targets to extend major maintenance cycle from once per year to once every second year ‒ Targets increasing SCO production capacity by ~5,000 bbl/d starting in 2023  Planned turnarounds targeted in both years

  70. Slide 70: In-Pit Extraction Process (IPEP)

    Horizon Oil Sands Long-term opportunity: In-Pit Extraction Process (IPEP) IPEP is a relocatable, modular extraction plant that processes ore and separates bitumen in the mine pit. Results & • IPEP pilot was a success Progress • Front end engineering and design (FEED) of to-date demonstration plant i

  71. Slide 71: Paraffinic Froth Treatment (PFT)

    Horizon Oil Sands Long-term opportunity: Paraffinic Froth Treatment (PFT) • Potential project adds incremental production of ~75,000 bbl/d of bitumen • Engineering and design specification work underway ‒ IPEP opportunities combine with PFT to create additional capacity potential ‒ Utilize excess na

  72. Slide 72: Combine & leverage technology: IPEP & PFT

    Horizon Oil Sands Combine & leverage technology for cost effective expansion: IPEP & PFT • Reduces GHG emissions Combining PFT with IPEP technology targets to IPEP • Eliminates / reduces need for tailings ponds • Potential reclamation savings in future increase overall project returns through increm

  73. Slide 73: Near-, mid & long-term development potential

    Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading Near-, mid & long-term development potential (bbl/d) ~1,150,000 bbl/d 650,000 OSM production of ~426,000 bbl/d in 2022 600,000 Near-term Reliability Project adds ~14,000 bbl/d(1) of SCO production capacity 550,000 Potential mid-term opportunity of 500,000 ~15,000 bbl/d(1

  74. Slide 74: Canadian Natural: Proven Effective Strategy

    Canadian Natural PROVEN e EFFECTIVE e STRATEGY

  75. Slide 75: Advisory: Forward-Looking Statements

    Advisory Special Note Regarding 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 (collectively referred to herein as "forwar

  76. Slide 76: Advisory: Currency, Financial Information and Production

    Advisory Special Note Regarding Currency, Financial Information and Production This presentation should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (the "financial statements") for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the Company's MD&A and audi

  77. Slide 77: Advisory: Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

    Advisory Special Note Regarding Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures (continued) Capital Budget Capital budget is a forward looking non-GAAP financial measure. The capital budget is based on net capital expenditures (Non-GAAP Financial Measure) and excludes net acquisition costs. Refer to the "Non-

  78. Slide 78: Advisory: Cautionary Statement

    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. Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Overview – Clearwater, McMurray, Bluesky, Grand Rapids and Grosmon

  79. Slide 79: Advisory: Pricing Assumptions and Glossary

    Advisory Pricing Assumptions Glossary of Terms 2023E 2022 AECO – Alberta Energy Company (benchmark pricing) Strip AOSP – Athabasca Oil Sands Project US$ WTI/bbl $ 81.45 $ 94.23 BOE – barrels of oil equivalent C$ AECO/GJ $ 4.23 $ 5.28 BBL – barrels of oil SCO Diff/(Prem) US$/bbl $ (2.76) $ (4.43) Bcf

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