CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/08/08 -- Nexen Inc. announces that Kevin Reinhart, Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning & Business Development, will present at the following investor conference:

Enercom Oil & Gas Conference - Denver, Colorado
Date:    Thursday, August 14, 2008
Time:    10:30 a.m. Mountain Time (12:30 p.m. Eastern Time)

We invite you to visit our website at www.nexeninc.com to listen to a live webcast of Kevin'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 coalbed methane and shale gas), 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.

Contacts:
Adrian Hamfelt
Analyst, Investor Relations
(403) 699-4140

Nexen Inc.
801 - 7th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3P7
Website: www.nexeninc.com