Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against Former Executives of Canadian Superior Energy Inc.

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”) (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/canadiansuperior/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (“Canadian Superior” or the "Company") (AMEX:SNG) between January 14, 2008 and February 17, 2009, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Canadian Superior is not named in this action as a defendant as it sought protection under Canadian bankruptcy and reorganization laws and has since reorganized.

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff’s counsel, Samuel H. Rudman or David A. Rosenfeld of Coughlin Stoia at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@csgrr.com. If you are a member of this Class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed or join this class action online at http://www.csgrr.com/cases/canadiansuperior/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

The complaint charges certain of Canadian Superior’s former executives with violations of the Exchange Act. Canadian Superior engages in the exploration for, acquisition, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas, and liquefied natural gas projects primarily in western Canada, offshore Nova Scotia, offshore Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and North Africa.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s true financial condition, business and prospects. On August 16, 2007, Canadian Superior and Challenger Energy jointly issued a press release announcing that BG International Limited (“BG”) entered into a farm-in agreement (“Farm-In Agreement”) and joint operating agreement (“Joint Operating Agreement”) with Canadian Superior to participate in the exploration drilling and development of the Intrepid Block 5(c) (the “Joint Venture”). Specifically, the complaint alleges that defendants failed to disclose: (i) that the discovered reserves for Intrepid Block 5(c) were below the economic threshold for development; (ii) that Canadian Superior had notified BG of its intention to commence a corporate sale in November 2008 so that it could overcome the financial constraints that were preventing it from meeting its funding obligations under the Joint Operating Agreement; (iii) that Canadian Superior had violated the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement with BG, thus potentially endangering its interest in the Joint Venture; (iv) that Canadian Superior failed to timely pay Maersk, the drilling operator, and potentially other contractors, thereby jeopardizing the operation of the Joint Venture; and (v) as a result of the foregoing, defendants lacked a reasonable basis for their positive statements about the Company, its prospects and earnings growth.

On February 12, 2009, Canadian Superior issued a press releasing announcing the “appointment, upon the application of BG of an interim Receiver of its participating interest in Intrepid Block 5(c). Pursuant to the Court Order, the Receiver, in conjunction with BG, will operate the property and conduct the flow testing of the Endeavour well which Canadian Superior believes will validate its operations to date.” In response this announcement, shares of the Company’s stock fell $0.40 per share, or 44%, from a close of $0.90 per share on February 11, 2009, the last trading date before the announcement, to close at $0.50 per share, on extremely heavy trading volume.

On February 17, 2009, Canadian Superior announced that it had received a demand letter from the Canadian Western Bank for repayment of all amounts outstanding under Canadian Superior’s $45 million credit facility with the bank by February 23, 2009. The Company also announced that it was in discussions with alternative lenders. In response to this announcement, shares of the Company’s stock fell $0.16 per share, or 30%, from a close of $0.54 per share on February 13, 2009, the last trading date before the announcement, to close at $0.38 per share, on extremely heavy trading volume.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of Canadian Superior common stock during the Class Period (the “Class”). The plaintiff is represented by Coughlin Stoia, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

Coughlin Stoia, a 190-lawyer firm with offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta, is active in major litigations pending in federal and state courts throughout the United States and has taken a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded investors, consumers, and companies, as well as victims of human rights violations. The Coughlin Stoia Web site (http://www.csgrr.com) has more information about the firm.

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