Barry Jackson Appointed Chair of Nexen's Board

The Board of Directors of Nexen Inc.

announced that Barry Jackson, a 37 year veteran of the oil and gas industry, has been appointed chair of the Board, effective at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at 11 am today. Mr. Jackson, who has served as a Nexen Board member since 2001, is the past President and CEO of Crestar Energy Inc. and a former executive of Northstar Energy Corporation. In addition to his duties at Nexen, he is also chair of the Board of TransCanada Corporation and a subsidiary, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. He also serves as a director on the Boards of Westjet Airlines Ltd. and Laricina Energy Ltd.