8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   July 9, 2007

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-13515	25-0484900
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

707 17th Street, Suite 3600, Denver, Colorado	80202
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

303.812.1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01.              Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.   A copy of the press release dated July 10, 2007 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure”, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 8.01.              Other Events.

On July 10, 2007, Forest announced the appointment of a new executive officer.  Ronald C. Nutt was appointed to serve as Vice President, Southern Region, and will be responsible for managing Forest’s Southern business unit.   Prior to joining Forest, Mr. Nutt had served in various capacities with several companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry.

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit	Description
	99.1	Forest Oil Corporation press release entitled “Forest Oil Announces New Vice President of the Southern Region.”

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FOREST OIL CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Dated: July 10, 2007	By	/s/ CYRUS D. MARTER IV
		Cyrus D. Marter IV
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

99.1Forest Oil Corporation press release entitled “Forest Oil Announces New Vice President of the Southern Region.”

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FOREST OIL CORPORATION	CONTACT: PATRICK J. REDMOND
707 17th STREET, SUITE 3600	DIRECTOR - INVESTOR RELATIONS
DENVER, COLORADO 80202	303.812.1441

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOREST OIL ANNOUNCES NEW VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE SOUTHERN REGION

DENVER, COLORADO — July 10, 2007 - Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) (Forest or the Company) announced today that Mr. Ronald C. Nutt has been named Vice President — Southern Region.  Mr. Nutt will be responsible for managing all aspects of Forest’s Southern Region, which includes Forest’s significant assets and operations in South Texas including the recently acquired fields from The Houston Exploration Company.  The operations of the Southern Region will be maintained in Houston, Texas.

Mr. Nutt has over twenty-seven years of experience in reservoir, production and drilling engineering, engineering management, economic evaluation and business development in the exploration and production industry.  He has worked with several large major and independent exploration and development companies, including Apache Corporation and Devon Energy Corporation, and has most recently served as Director, Upstream Origination Group at Constellation Energy Group.  Further, he has experience working in the acquisition and divestiture aspect of the business with Scotia Waterous.  He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering.

H. Craig Clark, President and CEO, stated, “Ronnie is a great addition to the Forest team.  His past experience and business development involvement will be instrumental to Forest as we continue to integrate the Houston Exploration assets and further build our presence in this area.  Having worked with Ronnie in the past, I have confidence that we will be able to continue the great success that Houston Exploration has achieved in South Texas.”

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities that Forest assumes, plans, expects, believes, projects, estimates or anticipates (and

other similar expressions) will, should or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements provided in this press release are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. Forest cautions that its future natural gas and liquids production, revenues and expenses and other forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties normally incident to the exploration for and development and production and sale of oil and gas. These risks include, but are not limited to, price volatility, inflation or lack of availability of goods and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating future oil and gas production or reserves, and other risks as described in reports that Forest files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Also, the financial results of Forest’s foreign operations are subject to currency exchange rate risks. Any of these factors could cause Forest’s actual results and plans to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

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Forest Oil Corporation is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and crude oil in North America and selected international locations.  Forest’s principal reserves and producing properties are located in the United States in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, and in Canada.  Forest’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FST.  For more information about Forest, please visit its website at www.forestoil.com.

July 10, 2007