May 28, 2009 11:12 ET

Nexen Presents at RBC Capital Markets Conference

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - Nexen Inc. announces that Marvin Romanow, President and CEO, will present at the following investor conference:

RBC Capital Markets Conference - New York
Date:   Tuesday June 2, 2009
Time:   6:30 am Mountain Time (8:30 am Eastern Time)

We invite you to visit our website at www.nexeninc.com to view a live webcast of Marvin's presentation. The webcast 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 uniquely positioned for growth in the North Sea, Western Canada (including the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta and unconventional gas resource plays such as shale gas and coalbed methane), deep-water Gulf of Mexico, offshore West Africa and the Middle East. We add value for shareholders through successful full-cycle oil and gas exploration and development and leadership in ethics, integrity, governance and environmental protection.