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                       CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED
                               ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND
           CALGARY, ALBERTA - AUGUST 2, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Canadian Natural Resources Limited announces its Board of Directors has
declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of C$0.085 (eight and
one half cents) per common share. The dividend will be payable October 1, 2007
to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 14, 2007.

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
                          2500, 855 - 2nd Street S.W.
                                Calgary, Alberta
                                    T2P 4J8


                                                          
TELEPHONE:  (403) 514-7777              ALLAN P. MARKIN                       DOUGLAS A. PROLL
                                               Chairman            Chief Financial Officer and
FACSIMILE:  (403) 514-7888                                      Senior Vice-President, Finance
EMAIL:      ir@cnrl.com                JOHN G. LANGILLE
WEBSITE:    www.cnrl.com                  Vice-Chairman                        COREY B. BIEBER
                                                                               Vice-President,
TRADING SYMBOL - CNQ                      STEVE W. LAUT           Finance & Investor Relations
Toronto Stock Exchange                    President and
New York Stock Exchange         Chief Operating Officer





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.