CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATIONS

AND INDEPENDENCE OF DR. NIMR ARAB

► BSC Honors in Geology and MSC in Applied Geophysics from Birmingham University

► PHD in Applied Geophysics from Leicester University in the U.K.

► 30 years of experience in the petroleum and natural gas industry with a specialization in exploration processes and technology

► Executive positions with the Syrian Petroleum Company in Syria and with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia

► Previous Exploration Manager for Shell Syria (until September, 2003)

► Member of various Syrian and international institutes and technical societies

► Currently an independent consultant in the oil and gas sector

Dr. Arab has been retained by NXT to review the results of a survey conducted utilizing stress field detection technology in Syria during 2004.

/s/ Dr. Nimr Arab

Dr. Nimr Arab