EXHIBIT 2


  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) OR 15D-14
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


CERTIFICATION

I, Steve W. Laut, certify that:

1.    I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form 40-F of  Canadian  Natural
      Resources Limited;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the period  covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in all  material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I are  responsible  for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  and  internal
      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a) -
      15(f) and 15(d) -15(f)) for the issuer and have:

      a) Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused  such
         disclosure   controls  and   procedures   to  be  designed   under  our
         supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
         issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
         others within those entities,  particularly  during the period in which
         this report is being prepared;

      b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
         internal  control over  financial  reporting  to be designed  under our
         supervision,  to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
         of financial reporting and the preparation of financial  statements for
         external  purposes in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
         principles;

      c) Evaluated the  effectiveness  of the issuer's  disclosure  controls and
         procedures  and  presented  in this  report our  conclusions  about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of the end
         of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      d) Disclosed  in this report any change in the issuer's  internal  control
         over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the
         annual report that has materially affected,  or is reasonably likely to
         materially   affect,  the  issuer's  internal  control  over  financial
         reporting; and

5.    The issuer's other  certifying  officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based on
      our most recent  evaluation of internal control over financial  reporting,
      to the  issuer's  auditors and the audit  committee  of issuer's  board of
      directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
         operation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are
         reasonably  likely to adversely  affect the issuer's ability to record,
         process, summarize and report financial information; and

      b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
         employees who have a significant role in the issuer's  internal control
         over financial reporting.

Dated this 27th day of March, 2008.

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED

By: /S/ Steve W. Laut
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    Name:  Steve W. Laut

    Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
           (Principal Executive Officer)