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(Oil Value) – Canada’s largest oil and gasoline producer, Canadian Pure Sources (NYSE: CNQ), reported decrease adjusted internet earnings from operations for the third quarter in comparison with a 12 months earlier amid plunging pure gasoline costs in North America and decrease worldwide crude oil costs.

Canadian Natural Resources Q3 profit slips as oil and gas prices fall- oil and gas 360

Canadian Pure stated on Thursday that its adjusted internet earnings from operations for the third quarter stood at US$1.5 billion (C$2.1 billion), down in contrast with US$2 billion (C$2.85 billion) for the third quarter of 2023.

The oil and gasoline producer attributed the decline to decrease crude oil and NGLs gross sales volumes and netbacks in North America, decrease pure gasoline pricing in North America, and decrease realized costs for its artificial crude from the oil sands manufacturing.

Pure gasoline costs in Canada and america continued to say no because of excessive storage ranges in 2024, the corporate’s administration stated within the dialogue of the third-quarter outcomes.

Third-quarter pure gasoline manufacturing dropped by 5% year-over-year, whereas the realized pure gasoline value slumped by 56%. Crude oil and NGL realized costs fell by 10%, whereas realized gross sales costs from the oil sands manufacturing fell by 7% within the third quarter from a 12 months earlier.

“Though inflationary pressures are easing, the Firm has skilled and should proceed to expertise inflationary pressures on its working and capital expenditures along with increased than regular fluctuations in commodity costs and rates of interest,” Canadian Pure Sources stated.

Attributable to low pure gasoline costs, Canadian Pure now targets to drill a complete of 74 internet pure gasoline wells in 2024. This quantity shall be 17 fewer wells than focused within the authentic 2024 price range, the corporate stated.

After the Q3 reporting interval ended, Canadian Pure agreed in early October to purchase oil sands and shale belongings in Canada from U.S. supermajor Chevron in a $6.5 billion money deal.

By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com


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