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NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
APPLICATIONS NO. 1518483, 1525506, 1525527, AND 1525629
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD.
BENTLEY FIELD

Take Notice that the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) had scheduled a public hearing of Applications No. 1518483, 1525506, 1525527, and 1525629 at the St. Paul Recreation Centre, 4802 – 53 Street, St. Paul, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. The Board has received a request from intervening parties to reschedule the hearing and is hereby granting the request.

Therefore, Take Notice that the ERCB will hold a public hearing of Applications No. 1518483, 1525506, 1525527, and 1525629 at the St. Paul Legion, 4925 – 49 Ave, St. Paul, Alberta, commencing on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the hour of 1:00 p.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

Nature of the Applications

Application No. 1518483
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL/Applicant) has submitted an application, in accordance with Part 4 of the Pipeline Act, for approval to construct and operate a pipeline for the purpose of transporting natural gas containing no hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from an existing well at Legal Subdivision (LSD) 10 of Section 33, Township 58, Range 7, West of the 4th Meridian, to an existing tie-in point at LSD 7-33-58-7W4M. The proposed pipeline would be approximately 0.53 kilometres (km) in length with a maximum outside diameter of 114.3 millimetres (mm).

Application No. 1525506
CNRL has submitted an application, in accordance with Section 2.020 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (OGCR), for a licence to drill a well at surface location LSD 4-34-58-7W4M. The purpose of the well would be to obtain crude oil containing no H2S from the Upper Mannville Formation.

Application No. 1525629
CNRL has submitted an application, in accordance with Section 7.001 of the OGCR, requesting approval to construct and operate a multiwell oil battery at LSD 4-34-58-7W4M for the purpose of storing produced crude bitumen.

Application No. 1525527
CNRL has submitted an application, in accordance with Part 4 of the Pipeline Act, for approval to construct and operate three pipelines for the purpose of transporting fuel gas containing no H2S from an existing tie-in point at LSD 13-27-58-7W4M to an existing well at LSD 4-34-58-7W4M, from an existing tie-in point at LSD 14-27-58-7W4M to an existing well at LSD 11-27-58-7W4M, and from an existing tie-in point at LSD 11-27-58-7W4M to an existing well at LSD 6-27-58-7W4M. The proposed pipelines would be approximately 0.27, 0.30, and 0.38 km in length, respectively, with a maximum outside diameter of 88.9 mm.

The proposed facilities form a project and would be located approximately 16 km northwest of the town of Elk Point.

Additional Information
To obtain a copy of the Applications, contact

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Suite 2500, 855 – 2nd Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 4I8
Attention: Rick Palmer
Telephone: 403-716-6327
Fax: 403-517-7366

A copy of the record of this proceeding is available for viewing at the ERCB’s Calgary office and at the ERCB Bonnyville Field Centre,

ERCB Information Services  ERCB Bonnyville Field Centre
Main Floor, 640 - 5th Avenue SW PO Box 5169
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4 4903 - 51A Street
Telephone: 403-297-8311  Bonnyville, Alberta  T9N 2G4
Phone: 780-826-5352

For information about ERCB procedures, contact

Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Declan Russell
Telephone: 403-355-4602
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: declan.russell@ercb.ca

To File a Submission
The deadline to make a submission with respect to the hearing of Applications No. 1518483, 1525506, 1525527, and 1525629 was Monday, June 30, 2008.

Notes
In accordance with Section 13 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record. However, any party may make an application to the Board for confidentiality pursuant to Section 13(2) and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. The Board may grant a request for confidentiality on any terms it considers appropriate, subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In accordance with Section 25 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice, a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must give notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and its regulations.

In accordance with Section 40 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice, witnesses must give evidence under oath or affirmation.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 22, 2008.

ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel

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