May 1 (Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO :
* CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE SCOTFORD UPGRADER
* CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES - FOLLOW UP REPORT ON EVENT WHICH OCCURRED AT SCOTFORD UPGRADER, IN WHICH CO HAS A 70% INTEREST, ON MONDAY APRIL 15, 2019
* CANADIAN NATURAL - SHELL CANADA WITH STRATHCONA COUNTY SERVICES RESPONDED TO FIRE AT SCOTFORD UPGRADER, WHILE IT WAS BEING SHUT DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE
* FIRE WAS PROMPTLY EXTINGUISHED, ALL PERSONNEL WERE ACCOUNTED FOR, AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES
* CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES - UPON COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE, MAY AND JUNE AVERAGE GROSS PRODUCTION AT ALBIAN MINES TARGETED TO BE ABOUT 245,000 BBL/D
* CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES-FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO PROCESS FURNACE IN NORTH UPGRADER, WHILE OPERATIONS AT BASE UPGRADER PLANT WERE NOT IMPACTED BY FIRE
* CANADIAN NATURAL - PLANNED 38 DAY TURNAROUND AT SCOTFORD UPGRADER, IT WILL RUN AT RESTRICTED GROSS PROCESSING RATE OF ABT 200,000 BBL/D OF SCO.
* INVESTIGATION AND PLANNED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE ON NORTH UPGRADER