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                            BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS



November 27, 2006


RE:   CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED ("CNRL")

We refer to the  Registration  Statement on Form F-9 of CNRL dated November 27,
2006 (the "Registration Statement").

We hereby consent to the use of our firm name in the Registration Statement and
to the  reference  to our  opinion  under the  heading  "Legal  Matters" in the
Registration Statement.

We confirm that we have read the  Registration  Statement and have no reason to
believe that there are any  misrepresentations  in the information contained in
the  Registration  Statement that is derived from our opinion referred to above
or that is within our  knowledge  as a result of the  services we  performed in
connection with such opinion.

Yours truly,


(signed) "PARLEE MCLAWS LLP"





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