June 15 (Reuters) - Oil producer Canadian Natural Resources
Ltd CNQ.TO sharply raised its cash-flow forecast for the year
as it gains from a rally in crude oil prices.
The company said on Wednesday that it now expected free cash
flow of C$670 million ($519 million) in the fourth quarter,
nearly double the C$338 million it forecast previously.
The oil producer also said it expected the final part of the
second phase of its Horizon oil sands project, located north of
Fort McMurray in Alberta, to start in four months, with
estimated initial production of 45,000 barrels per day.
Canadian Natural plans to start the third phase of the
project in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The company's shares were up about 1.7 percent at C$37.55 in
Toronto.
($1 = 1.2899 Canadian dollars)