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[LOGO - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED]                             RELEASE

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                   CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED UPDATES
                 INTERNATIONAL DRILLING PROGRESS AND 2003 PLANS
           CALGARY, ALBERTA - JANUARY 14, 2003 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Canadian Natural Resources Limited ("Canadian Natural" or "the Company") is
pleased to update its recent international drilling activities and related 2003
exploration and development plans. "We are excited about the potential of the
United Kingdom North Sea and Offshore West Africa. In the North Sea, we now own
70% and operate 80% of our production. We have very recently relocated to our
new Aberdeen offices and are eager to commence our multi-year exploitation
program at the Ninian and Murchison production hubs. In Offshore West Africa we
have two significant development projects to complete and two high risk/high
potential exploration wells to drill", commented Allan Markin, Chairman.

He further commented, "Our results in late 2002 and early 2003 are as per our
expectations and maybe a little better, meaning that we are well on track to
deliver international production volumes of between 62,000 and 72,000 barrels
per day. Our plans include increasing this level to over 100,000 barrels per day
in 2005. This international portion of our asset base is an integral part of our
growth strategy and is complementary to our position as a major supplier to
North America's natural gas and oil needs. We are already the world's fifth
largest independent producer at over 450,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day
and have the project portfolio to double that output over the next decade."

NORTHERN NORTH SEA

The Company operates the Ninian Platform from which the Company's Ninian, Lyell,
and Columba B, D & E fields are operated and the Murchison Platform and related
field. Canadian Natural has recently acquired additional ownership interests and
operatorship of these producing fields and platforms as well as other nearby
exploration blocks. The Company will now embark upon a multi-year exploitation
plan that will enhance ultimate recoverable reserves and extend the useful lives
of the Ninian and Murchison Platforms.

Current year exploitation plans for the Ninian field include five well
relocations, two through tubing redirectional drill ("TTRD") wells, 10
recompletions, 1 satellite exploration well and a waterflood optimization plan.
This is the first phase of a multi-year exploitation plan which will extend the
productive life of the reservoir.

At the Columba fields, Canadian Natural has recently completed drilling of an
additional well at Columba B, which commenced production on December 20, 2002 at
approximately 6,500 barrels per day of oil net to the Company. It is anticipated
this well will be converted to a water injection well when the production
declines below its economic limit. Additional drilling in 2003 will include 2
wells on the Columba D structure and one well on Columba E. Waterflood
activities will continue to be optimized on the Columba fields.

At the Lyell field, one producing well will be converted to water injection
service in 2003 to help provide waterflood sweep potential. This could lead to
increased injector/producer implementation throughout the field in later years.


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At Murchison, Canadian Natural will drill six additional infill wells and four
TTRD wells in addition to optimization of waterflood activities. Enhanced oil
recovery alternatives are also being evaluated along with near-field exploration
potential.

CENTRAL NORTH SEA

In the Central North Sea, the Company maintains ownership in two adjacent
fields, Banff and Kyle. A third producing well was completed on December 3, 2002
at the Banff field with initial production rates of 5,500 net to Canadian
Natural. This year's plans will center upon optimizing gas/oil ratio performance
to enhance oil recovery.

OFFSHORE WEST AFRICA

Canadian Natural's offshore development activities in Cote d'Ivoire remain
unaffected by recent political insurrection in the country. The Company has
established back up facilities in a neighboring country to ensure operations are
not affected should conditions significantly deteriorate.

The offshore Espoir development continues with two water injection wells
scheduled for drilling at East Espoir during the first half of 2003. These
injectors will serve to build up pressures in the upper zones of the oil
reservoir. This upper zone is scheduled for perforation by mid-2003, providing
up to 5,000 barrels per day of additional net production. During December 2002 a
satellite pool, Emien, was drilled, but encountered no hydrocarbons. The Company
anticipates drilling a second, larger satellite pool, Acajou, during the first
half of 2003.

The Baobab development also continues on-schedule for first oil in early 2005 at
planned initial production rates of 45,000 barrels per day increasing with full
development to 60,000 barrels per day. Several components of the subsea
infrastructure and the floating production storage and offtake vessel are
currently out to bid. This field contains approximately 200 million barrels of
recoverable reserves and is operated and 61% owned by Canadian Natural.

The Company also plans on drilling one of two identified prospects on its Block
16 exploration acreage located offshore Angola during the second half of 2003.
This high-risk/high-potential exploration block is located in one of the world's
most prolific oil basins.

Canadian Natural is a senior oil and natural gas production company, with
continuing operations in its core areas located in Western Canada, the U.K.
portion of the North Sea and Offshore West Africa.

For further information, please contact:

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED                              ALLAN P. MARKIN
2500, 855 - 2nd Street S.W.                                            Chairman
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 4J8                                                        JOHN G. LANGILLE
                                                                      President
TELEPHONE:        (403) 514-7777
FACSIMILE:        (403) 517-7370                                  STEVE W. LAUT
EMAIL:            investor.relations@cnrl.com          Executive Vice-President
WEBSITE: www.cnrl.com                                                Operations

TRADING SYMBOLS                                                 COREY B. BIEBER
Toronto Stock Exchange - CNQ                                           Director
New York Stock Exchange - CED                                Investor Relations



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Certain information regarding the Company contained herein may constitute
forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Such statements are
subject to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED                                             2
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