Canadian Superior Energy Inc. Postpones Meeting

CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 25 (MARKET WIRE) --
Canadian Superior Energy Inc. ("Canadian Superior" or the "Company")
(TSX: SNG)(NYSE Amex: SNG) announced today that at a meeting held on May
22, 2009, its board of directors postponed the date of the annual and
special meeting of the shareholders from June 26, 2009 to September 1,
2009 to accommodate its restructuring pursuant to the Companies'
Creditors Arrangement Act.

The record date for determining those shareholders entitled to receive
notice of the meeting is July 31, 2009. Formal notice of the meeting and
a management proxy circular will be sent to Canadian Superior
shareholders in due course.

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based
diversified global energy company engaged in the exploration and
production of oil and natural gas, and liquefied natural gas ("LNG")
projects, with operations offshore Trinidad and Tobago, offshore Nova
Scotia, Canada, in Western Canada, in the United States and in North
Africa. See Canadian Superior's website at www.cansup.com to review
Canadian Superior's operations in Western Canada, offshore Trinidad and
Tobago, Offshore Nova Scotia interests, in the USA and its North Africa
interests. Canadian Superior has approximately 20,000 shareholders
worldwide.

This news release contains forward-looking information, including
estimates, projections, interpretations, prognoses and other information
that may or relates to future production, resource potential and/or
reserves, project start-ups and future capital spending. Forward-looking
information contained in this news release is as of the date of this news
release. The Company assumes no obligation to update and/or revise this
forward-looking information except as required by law. Actual results,
estimates, projections, resource potential and/or reserves,
interpretations, prognoses and/or estimated results could differ
materially due to changes in project schedules, operating performance,
demand for oil and gas, commercial negotiations or other technical and
economic factors or revisions. This news release may contain the
reference to the term "undiscovered natural gas resources", which are
those quantities of natural gas estimated to be contained in
accumulations yet to be discovered. There is no certainty that any
portion of undiscovered resources (oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids
or other hydrocarbons) will be discovered and that, if discovered, in
this or any other discovery, the discovered resource may not be
economically viable or technically feasible to produce.

Statements contained in this news release relating to future results,
events and expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, scheduling,
re-scheduling and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance, estimates, projections, resource potential and/or reserves,
interpretations, prognoses, schedules or achievements of the Corporation,
or industry results, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such
factors include, among others, those described in the Corporations'
annual reports on Form 40-F or Form 20-F on file with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.

Contacts:
Canadian Superior Energy Inc.
Investor Relations
(403) 294-1411
(403) 216-2374 (FAX)

Canadian Superior Energy Inc.
Suite 3200, 500 - 4th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2V6
Website: www.cansup.com

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