CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, or CNRL or Canadian Natural is a senior Canadian oil and natural gas company that operates primarily in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with offshore operations in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and offshore Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- CNQ [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas [1]
- Company / filing name
- CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd [1]
- Headquarters location
- Calgary [2]
- Business address
- 400 4 AVENUE SW, CALGARY, T2P 0J4 [1]
- Founded
- 1973 [2]
- Legal form
- business corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Alberta, Canada [1]
- Official website
- www.cnrl.com ↗ [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- CA1363851017 [2]
- CIK
- 0001017413 [1]
- SIC code
- 1311 [1]
- Country in background record
- Canada [2]
Company positioning and business
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, or CNRL or Canadian Natural is a senior Canadian oil and natural gas company that operates primarily in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with offshore operations in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and offshore Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon. [3]
The company, which is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, has the largest undeveloped base in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It is the largest independent producer of natural gas in Western Canada and the largest producer of heavy crude oil in Canada. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Canadian Natural Resources was ranked as the 306th-largest public company in the world. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Canadian Natural Resources. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: CNQ (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 1311. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd founded?
Founded: 1973. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd?
Headquarters location: Calgary. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Canadian Natural Resources (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.