June 16, 2009

NXT Completes Small Private Placement

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2009) - NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SFD) (OTCBB:NSFDF) (FRANKFURT:EFW) ("NXT" or the "Company") announces that it has closed a private placement financing of 25,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at a price of Cdn. $2.01 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $50,250. The subscriber to this private placement is a spouse of an officer of the Company and this private placement satisfies a commitment to acquire Common Shares that originated in 2008. The Common Shares are subject to a four month hold period.

NXT is in the business of providing wide-area airborne services to clients utilizing its proprietary SFD Survey System to search for new oil and gas fields. The Company rapidly identifies and ranks prospective areas with sub-surface structure and reservoir potential. Our service provides an efficient, cost effective method for surveying large tracts of land and delivering an inventory of high impact SFD qualified prospects.


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CONTACT INFORMATION:

NXT Energy Solutions Inc.
Ken Rogers
VP Finance and CFO
(403) 264-7020
Fax: (403) 264-6442

or

NXT Energy Solutions Inc.
505 - 3rd Street, S.W., Suite 1400
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3E6
Email: nxt_info@nxtenergy.com
Website: www.nxtenergy.com

or

The Howard Group Inc.
Dave Burwell
(403) 410-7907
Fax: (403) 237-8387

or

The Howard Group Inc.
300, 1032 - 17th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2T 0A5
Email: info@howardgroupinc.com
Website: www.howardgroupinc.com