Forest Oil Corp.

Exporter
707 17th St., Ste. 3600, Denver, CO 80202-3406, United States
(303)812-1400, http://www.forestoil.com

Primary SIC: Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas, Primary NAICS: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
Description: Forest Oil Corporation was incorporated in New York in 1924, as the successor to a company formed in 1916. The company has been publicly held since 1969 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Denver, Colo., Forest Oil engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of natural gas and liquids, primarily in North America. The company conducts operations as five business units: western, eastern, the United States, Canada and international. The western business unit's operations are located primarily in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas. The eastern business unit's operations are located primarily in East Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The business unit's core area of focus is the Ark-La-Tex region, including the Cotton Valley/Haynesville trends in East Texas and North Louisiana and the Arkoma Basin in western Arkansas. The southern business unit's operations are located in South Texas and the upper Texas Gulf Coast. The Canada business unit's operations are located primarily in Alberta. The international business unit's operations are located in Italy and South Africa. In September 2008, Forest Oil acquired producing oil and natural gas properties located in the Greater Buffalo Wallow and Ark-La-Tex core areas from Cordillera Texas, L.P. In May 2008, the company acquired producing oil and natural gas properties located primarily in East Texas and North Louisiana.Mining: Exploration and development of oil and natural gas.