UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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):
November 16, 2004
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PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 72-1440714
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
400 E. KALISTE SALOOM RD., SUITE 6000
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70508
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Commission File Number: 0-019020
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On November 16, 2004, PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release increasing production guidance for the fourth quarter of
2004 and providing production guidance for the first quarter of 2005. This press
release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K,
the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information
and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release dated November 16, 2004.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
Date: November 16, 2004 By: /s/ Daniel G. Fournerat
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Daniel G. Fournerat
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated November 16, 2004.