Nexen Inc. (NXY)

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(CNCN) Nexen Presents at the 2008 Credit Suisse Energy Summit
January 31, 2008 6:34 p.m.

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2008) - Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY) (NYSE:NXY) announces that Tim Thomas, Senior Vice President - Canadian Oil and Gas, will present at the following investor conference:


2008 Credit Suisse Energy Summit - Vail, CO
Date: Friday February 8, 2008
Time: 10:00 am Mountain Time (12:00 pm Eastern Time)


We invite you to visit our website at www.nexeninc.com to view the live webcast of Tim's presentation. The webcast will be archived under the Investors 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, deep-water Gulf of Mexico, the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta, the Middle East and West Africa. We add value for shareholders through successful full-cycle oil and gas exploration and development and leadership in ethics, integrity and environmental protection.




FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Sean Noe, P.Eng
Analyst, Investor Relations
[phone]
or
Nexen Inc.
801 - 7th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3P7
Website: www.nexeninc.com