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Exhibit 10.1    
    

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN  

        WHEREAS, Forest Oil Corporation (the "Company") has heretofore adopted the Forest Oil Corporation 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"); and 

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in certain respects; 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows: 

        1.     The
last sentence of Paragraph V(b) of the Plan shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor: 

"Director
Stock Awards shall be awarded as provided in Paragraph VII(f); provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, no Director Stock Award shall be
granted on or after the date of the special meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which the shareholders of the Company are asked to approve the adoption of the Forest Oil Corporation 2007
Stock Incentive Plan." 

        2.     The
amendment to the Plan set forth in paragraph 1 hereof shall be effective as of the date of the special meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which the
shareholders of the Company are asked to approve the adoption of the Forest Oil Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2007 Plan"), provided that the 2007 Plan is approved by the Company's
shareholders at such meeting. If the 2007 Plan is not so approved at such meeting, then the amendment to the Plan set forth in paragraph 1 hereof shall be void ab
initio. 

        3.     As
amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amendment No. 4 to Forest Oil Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan to be
executed this 5th day of June 2007. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CYRUS D. MARTER IV      
 Cyrus D. Marter IV
 Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary

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Exhibit 10.2    
    

AMENDMENT TO

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

SALARY DEFERRAL DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN  

        WHEREAS, Forest Oil Corporation (the "Company") sponsors the Forest Oil Corporation Salary Deferral Deferred
Compensation Plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of its eligible employees; and 

        WHEREAS, no employees have commenced participation in the Plan after December 31, 2004, no compensation deferral elections under
Section 4(a) of the Plan have been made under the Plan with respect to any period after such date, and the Company has no intention of permitting any employee to commence participation
in the Plan or to make such compensation deferral elections under the Plan in the future; and 

        WHEREAS, participants in the Plan were never offered deferral elections with respect to unvested restricted stock or compensatory stock
options; and 

        WHEREAS, all amounts deferred under the Plan on or before December 31, 2004, were 100% vested and nonforfeitable as of such date;
and 

        WHEREAS, the Plan benefits of the participants in the Plan should not be subject to the application of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, unless such benefits are materially modified; and 

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to freeze participation in the Plan and compensation deferral elections under
Section 4(a) of the Plan; 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows, effective as of January 1,
2005: 

        1.     Notwithstanding
any provision in the Plan to the contrary, (a) no individual who is not a participant in the Plan as of December 31, 2004, shall become a
participant in the Plan and (b) no participant in the Plan shall be permitted to make a compensation deferral election under Section 4(a) of the Plan with respect to any period
after December 31, 2004. 

        2.     As
amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed this 30th day of August, 2007. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CYRUS D. MARTER IV      
 Cyrus D. Marter IV
 Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary

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Exhibit 10.3    
    

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2005)

        WHEREAS, Forest Oil Corporation (the "Company") has heretofore adopted the Forest Oil Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as
amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005 (the "Plan"); and 

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in certain respects; 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows, effective as of January 1, 2005: 

        1.     Section 1.1(2) of
the Plan shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor: 

	"(2)
	Affiliate: With respect to a person, any other person with whom the person would be considered a single
employer under section 414(b) of the Code (employees of controlled group of corporations), and any other person with whom the person would be considered a single employer under
section 414(c) of the Code (employees of partnerships, proprietorships, etc., under common control); provided, however, that (a) in applying section 1563(a)(1), (2), and
(3) of the Code for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under section 414(b) of the Code, the language "at least 50 percent" shall be used instead of
"at least 80 percent" each place it appears in section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code, and (b) in applying Treasury regulation section 1.414(c)-2
for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of section 414(c) of the Code, "at least 50 percent"
shall be used instead of "at least 80 percent" each place it appears in Treasury regulation section 1.414(c)-2." 

        2.     The
last sentence of Section 6.2(b) of the Plan shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor: 

"By
participating in the Plan, all Members agree to be bound by the Company's determination of the Employer's specified employees in accordance with any of the methods permitted under the regulations
issued under section 409A of the Code." 

        3.     As
amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed this 30th day of August, 2007. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CYRUS D. MARTER IV      
 Cyrus D. Marter IV
 Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary

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Exhibit 10.4    
    

AMENDMENT TO

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2005 SALARY DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN  

        WHEREAS, Forest Oil Corporation (the "Company") sponsors the Forest Oil Corporation Amended and Restated 2005
Salary Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), for the benefit of its eligible employees; and 

        WHEREAS, no employees have commenced participation in the Plan after December 31, 2005, no compensation deferral elections under
Section 4(a) of the Plan have been made under the Plan with respect to any period after such date, and the Company has no intention of permitting any employee to commence participation
in the Plan or to make such compensation deferral elections under the Plan in the future; and 

        WHEREAS, participants in the Plan were never offered deferral elections with respect to unvested restricted stock or compensatory stock
options; and 

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in certain respects; 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows, effective as of August 30,
2007: 

        1.     The
following new paragraph shall be added to the end of Section 1 of the Plan: 

        "Notwithstanding
any provision in the Plan to the contrary, (a) no deferral elections have been or may be made under the Plan with respect to unvested restricted stock or
compensatory stock options, (b) no individual who is not a Participant in the Plan as of December 31, 2005, shall become a Participant in
the Plan, and (c) no Participant in the Plan shall be permitted to make a compensation deferral election under Section 4(a) of the Plan with respect to any period after
December 31, 2005." 

        2.     The
following shall be added to the end of Section 2(d)(iii) of the Plan: 

"A
transfer of assets by the Company is not treated as a change in the ownership of such assets if the assets are transferred to: (1) a shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset
transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock; (2) an entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; (3) a
person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or (4) an
entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in clause (3) of this sentence." 

        3.     Section 2(d)(vi) of
the Plan shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor: 

        "(vi) Interpretation under Code Section 409A. The definition of Change in Control under this Section 2(d) is
intended to comply with applicable definitions and requirements of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(i)(5), and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith." 

        4.     The
reference to "Section 4(c)" in each of Section 2(o) and Section 2(p) of the Plan shall be deleted and a reference to "Section 4(d)" shall
be substituted therefor. 

        5.     The
reference to "Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)" in Section 2(x) of the Plan shall be deleted and a reference to "Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i)" shall be substituted therefor. 

 

        6.     The
following shall be added to the end of Section 2(y) of the Plan: 

"By
participating in the Plan, all Participants agree to be bound by the Company's determination of its Specified Employees in accordance with any of the methods permitted under the regulations issued
under Code Section 409A." 

        7.     The
following shall be added to the end of Section 3(f) of the Plan: 

"Any
reimbursement of costs and fees required under this Section 3(f) shall be made not later than the close of the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year in which the
Participant incurs the expense; provided, however, that, upon the Participant's Separation from Service, in no event shall any additional reimbursement be made prior to the date that is
six months after the date of the Participant's Separation from Service to the extent such payment delay is required under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i). In no event shall any
reimbursement be made to a Participant for such costs and fees incurred after the later of (i) the Participant's death or (B) the date that is 10 years after the date of the
Participant's Separation from Service." 

        8.     The
reference to "Section 7(b)" in Section 7(b) of the Plan shall be changed to "Section 7(a)" and the reference to "five (5) years" in
Section 7(b) of the Plan shall be changed to "three (3) years". 

        9.     As
amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused these presents to be executed this 30th day of August, 2007. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CYRUS D. MARTER IV      
 Cyrus D. Marter IV
 Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary

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