SNG Canadian Superior Energy,

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. ("Canadian Superior" or the "Company") (TSX: SNG) (AMEX: SNG) of Calgary, Alberta is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. M. E. (Mike) Coolen as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Canadian Superior. Mr. Coolen joined Canadian Superior in 2001 and has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Coolen is also a Director of the Company.

Since joining Canadian Superior in July 2001, Mr. Coolen has been responsible for Canadian Superior's operations offshore Trinidad and Tobago, in North Africa, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada and a variety of corporate management responsibilities associated with several senior management positions. Directly prior to joining Canadian Superior, Mr. Coolen was a senior manager with ExxonMobil Canada, including being one of the senior managers overseeing the approximately $3 billion Sable Island Offshore Natural Gas Project, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.

A veteran of over 35 years in the oil and gas business, 20 years with Mobil Oil Canada, Mr. Coolen has been involved in numerous oil and gas projects and natural gas processing and gas gathering projects, both onshore and offshore. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University, a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from Nova Scotia Technical College; and has a variety of post graduate training, including courses at Dalhousie University, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State University. He is a Professional Engineer and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia ("APENS") and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta ("APEGGA").

Mr. Craig McKenzie, Canadian Superior's previous CEO, has stepped down to pursue other interests and is no longer with the Company nor a Director.

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, including some of the top institutional shareholders in North America.

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