Oil Sands Producer Preparing for Unplanned Maintenance Shutdown

SUGAR LAND--August 11, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)-- Nexen Incorporated (NYSE:NXY) (Calgary, Alberta) and OPTI Canada Incorporated (TSX:OPC) (Calgary) are preparing an unplanned maintenance shutdown at the jointly owned Long Lake Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil sands project. The plant will be shut down for two weeks in August to replace valves and perform modifications to the steam generators.