September 08, 2010 18:30 ET

Nexen to Present at Investor Conferences

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2010) - Nexen Inc. announces that Una Power, Senior Vice President - Corporate Planning & Business Development, will present at the following investor conferences:

Peters & Co. Limited North American Oil & Gas Conference - Toronto, Ontario 
Date:  Tuesday, September 14, 2010                                          
Time:  10:45 a.m. Mountain Time (12:45 p.m. Eastern Time)                   
                                                                            
Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference - New York, New York           
Date:  Wednesday, September 15, 2010                                        
Time:  1:05 p.m. Mountain Time (3:05 p.m. Eastern Time)                     
                                                                                                                                                       

We invite you to visit our website at www.nexeninc.com to view a live webcast of Una's presentations. The webcasts will be archived under the Investor's section of our website.

Nexen Inc. is an independent, Canadian-based global energy company, listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol NXY. We are focused on three growth strategies: oil sands and unconventional gas in Western Canada and conventional exploration and development primarily in the North Sea, offshore West Africa and deep-water Gulf of Mexico. We add value for shareholders through successful full-cycle oil and gas exploration and development, and leadership in ethics, integrity, governance and environmental stewardship.