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| T |  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

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| New York                                                      | 25-0484900 |
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |

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

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| (a)       |  |   | Exhibits. |
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| 3.1       |  |   | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Forest Oil Corporation dated October 14, 1993, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 1993 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.2       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of July 20, 1995, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(a) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.3       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of July 26, 1995, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(b) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.4       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation dated as of January 5, 1996, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(c) to Forest Oil Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-2 (File No. 33-64949). |
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| 3.5       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation dated as of December 7, 2000, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(d) to Form 10-K for Forest Oil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 3.6       |  |   | Bylaws of Forest Oil Corporation Restated as of February 14, 2001, as amended by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4,  and No. 5, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form 10-K for Forest Oil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2011 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.1      |  |   | Forest Oil Corporation 2012 Annual Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed January 10, 2012. (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.2      |  |   | Form of Forest Oil Corporation Performance Unit Award Agreement - 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed March 16, 2012 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.3      |  |   | Form of Forest Oil Corporation Cash-Based Award Agreement - 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed March 16, 2012 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.4*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Non-Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President. |
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| 10.5*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President - 5-Day Release Provision. |
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| 10.6*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President - No 5-Day Release Provision. |
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| 10.7**    |  |   | First Amendment to Tax Sharing Agreement between Forest Oil Corporation and its Affiliates and Lone Pone Resources and its Affiliates, dated March 21, 2012. |
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| 31.1**    |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Forest Oil Corporation as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| 31.2**    |  |   | Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Forest Oil Corporation as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| 32.1*+    |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Forest Oil Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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| 32.2*+    |  |   | Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Forest Oil Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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| 101.INS++ |  |   | XBRL Instance Document. |
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| 101.SCH++ |  |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
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| 101.CAL++ |  |   | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. |
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| 101.LAB++ |  |   | XBRL Label Linkbase Document. |
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| 101.PRE++ |  |   | XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. |

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|         | FOREST OIL CORPORATION(Registrant) |
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| May 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ MICHAEL N. KENNEDY |
|         |   | Michael N. KennedyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (on behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer) |

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| 3.1       |  |   | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Forest Oil Corporation dated October 14, 1993, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 1993 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.2       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of July 20, 1995, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(a) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.3       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of July 26, 1995, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(b) to Form 10-Q for Forest Oil Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (File No. 0-4597). |
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| 3.4       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation dated as of January 5, 1996, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(c) to Forest Oil Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-2 (File No. 33-64949). |
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| 3.5       |  |   | Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation dated as of December 7, 2000, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(d) to Form 10-K for Forest Oil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 3.6       |  |   | Bylaws of Forest Oil Corporation Restated as of February 14, 2001, as amended by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4,  and No. 5, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form 10-K for Forest Oil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2011 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.1      |  |   | Forest Oil Corporation 2012 Annual Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed January 10, 2012. (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.2      |  |   | Form of Forest Oil Corporation Performance Unit Award Agreement - 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed March 16, 2012 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.3      |  |   | Form of Forest Oil Corporation Cash-Based Award Agreement - 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K for Forest Oil Corporation filed March 16, 2012 (File No. 001-13515). |
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| 10.4*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Non-Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President. |
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| 10.5*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President - 5-Day Release Provision. |
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| 10.6*     |  |   | Form of 409A Amendment to Severance Agreement for Grandfathered Vice President and Senior Vice President - No 5-Day Release Provision. |
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| 10.7**    |  |   | First Amendment to Tax Sharing Agreement between Forest Oil Corporation and its Affiliates and Lone Pone Resources and its Affiliates, dated March 21, 2012. |
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| 31.1**    |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Forest Oil Corporation as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| 31.2**    |  |   | Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Forest Oil Corporation as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| 32.1*+    |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Forest Oil Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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| 32.2*+    |  |   | Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Forest Oil Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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| 101.INS++ |  |   | XBRL Instance Document. |
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| 101.SCH++ |  |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
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| 101.CAL++ |  |   | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. |
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| 101.LAB++ |  |   | XBRL Label Linkbase Document. |
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| 101.PRE++ |  |   | XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. |

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