Forest Oil and its subsidiaries are engaged in the exploration, acquisition, development, production and marketing of natural gas and crude oil in North America and in selected international locations.

Corporate headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado, with principal reserves and producing properties in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, and in Canada in Alberta, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories.

Forest Oil was launched in northwestern Pennsylvania in 1916, incorporated in 1924, and has been publicly held since 1969. The Company operates six distinct geographic Business Units, which include Alaska, Canada, Eastern, Southern, Western and International.