Nexstar Energy Provides Operations and Corporate Update

Nexstar Energy Ltd. ("Nexstar Energy" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NXE.A) (TSX
VENTURE:NXE.B) announces that its second Cardium horizontal well in the Pembina
area has been tied-in to a central battery facility and is now on production.
The Company will provide further information on the 100/16-19-047-02W5M Cardium
oil well once additional production data has been obtained. The Company
participated for a 31.82% working interest in the costs of this well to earn an
equivalent interest before payout and a 20.68% working interest after payout.
Nexstar Energy currently holds an inventory in excess of 40 Cardium light oil
drilling locations in the Pembina area with working interests varying between
20.68% and 60.00%. Drilling operations are expected to commence on the third
well in this program on or about August 10, 2009, weather permitting.


Nexstar Energy also announces that the Board of Directors has approved the
granting of stock options to officers and directors of the Company. Options to
purchase 3,000,000 Class A Shares were issued by the Company on July 30, 2009,
with an exercise price of $0.10 per share and for a term of five years with
standard vesting provisions.


About Nexstar Energy

Nexstar Energy is a newly reorganized junior oil and gas company that is focused
on the drilling and development of its Cardium light oil prospects in the
Pembina area of west central Alberta.


Reader Advisory

This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, which include
assumptions with respect to (i) production; (ii) future capital expenditures;
(iii) funds from operations; (iv) cash flow; and (v) debt levels. The reader is
cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of such information may prove
to be incorrect. All such forward-looking statements involve substantial known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's
control. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks
associated with oil and natural gas exploration, development, exploitation,
production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of
commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates,
environmental risks, competition from other producers, inability to retain
drilling rigs and other services, delays resulting from or inability to obtain
required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from
internal and external sources, the impact of general economic conditions in
Canada and the United States, industry conditions, changes in laws and
regulations (including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations)
and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced, increased competition, the
lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in
foreign exchange or interest rates, stock market volatility and market
valuations of companies with respect to announced transactions and the final
valuations thereof, and obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities.
The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any
of them do, what benefits, including the amount of proceeds, the Company will
derive therefrom. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is
not exhaustive. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or
oral, attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Furthermore, the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the
date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to
update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
may be required by applicable securities laws.


37,453,169 Class A Shares

1,080,000 Class B Shares