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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5.4
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                      [LETTERHEAD OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY]


                               LETTER OF CONSENT


RE:     REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-9 DATED NOVEMBER 27, 2006
        (THE "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") OF CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED


Dear Sirs:

We are a firm of independent  geological and petroleum engineer  consultants of
Calgary,  Alberta having prepared  corporate  evaluation  reports entitled "CNR
International  (U.K.)  Limited  Offshore  North Sea,  UK  Offshore  West Africa
Constant  Parameters"  (the  "Reports")  of certain oil and gas  properties  of
Canadian  Natural  Resources  Limited.  The  Reports  were for the  year  ended
December 31, 2005 and dated March 3, 2006.

We  refer  to the  Registration  Statement  relating  to the  offering  of Debt
Securities  by Canadian  Natural  Resources  Limited and hereby  consent to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" and to the use of our Reports
which are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

                                             Yours very truly,



                                             /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY - CANADA
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                                             Ryder Scott Company - Canada

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