Interest Payable on Nexen's 7.35% Subordinated Notes

05.10.2010  |  Marketwired

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/10 -- Nexen Inc. announces the regular quarterly interest payment on its 7.35% Subordinated Notes due 2043 of US$0.459375 per note, payable November 1, 2010, to note holders of record on October 15, 2010.

The notes are listed for trading on the TSX: NXY.PR.U and the NYSE: NXYPRB.

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.

Contacts:

Lavonne Zdunich, CA

Manager, Investor Relations

(403) 699-5821


Tim Chatten, P.Eng

Analyst, Investor Relations

(403) 699-4244


Nexen Inc.

801 - 7th Ave SW

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3P7
www.nexeninc.com