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SAJ618) WILLIAM HARGETT - THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY (THX).

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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.

Forest intends to use the proceeds of the offering to fund a portion of the cash merger consideration in connection with its pending acquisition of The Houston Exploration Company (Houston Exploration).

MT, at Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, to (1) consider and vote on the proposal to approve the issuance of additional shares of Forest common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 7, 2007, by and among Forest, MJCO Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest, and The Houston Exploration Company (Houston Exploration), as the Agreement may be amended from time to time; (2) to consider and vote upon the proposal to approve the adoption of the Forest 2007 Stock Incentive Plan; and (3) to transact any other business that may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting.

Ridens has been directly involved with the Company's pending acquisition of The Houston Exploration Company ("Houston Exploration") and the on-going integration associated with that acquisition.

AUSTIN, Texas -- On May 25, Data Foundry(TM) marked the one-year anniversary of a disaster recovery services contract with The Houston Exploration Company (NYSE:THX), a North American exploration and production company based in Houston.

JMG will also drill on the 5,242-acre Gordon Creek project, recently acquired by Fellows from The Houston Exploration Company (NYSE: THX).