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Oil Prices Rise on Surprise Drop in Supplies -- EIA Raises Forecasts for 2012 Oil Prices

<p> The Paragon Report Provides Stock Research on Abraxas Petroleum and PetroQuest Energy </p>

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -08/10/12)- Oil and gas stocks have stagnated in 2012 as the recent economic slowdown in Europe and China has created a less than favorable demand outlook for crude. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) year-to-date has gained less than 0.5 percent. The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities in the Oil & Gas Industry and provides equity research on Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (AXAS) and PetroQuest Energy Inc. (PQ).

Access to the full company reports can be found at:

www.ParagonReport.com/AXAS

www.ParagonReport.com/PQ

Oil prices surged nearly 5 percent last Friday, their biggest gain in a month, after the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July. According to the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg payrolls were expected to increase by 100,000. "Anything that points to economic growth boosts oil," said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research.

The Energy Information Administration last week reported that U.S. crude supplies surprisingly declined 6.5 million barrels for the week ended July 27. The EIA earlier this week raised its forecasts for 2012 oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude is now projected to average $93.90, up from the previous estimate of $92.83, while Brent crude was increased to $108.07 a barrel from $106.

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Abraxas Petroleum Corporation is a San Antonio based crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations across the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. The company on Wednesday reported an agreement to dissolve its Eagleford joint venture.

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Arkoma Basin, East Texas, South Louisiana and the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The company recently reported that production for the second quarter of 2012 was 8.4 Bcfe, compared to 7.4 Bcfe for the comparable period of 2011.

The Paragon Report has not been compensated by any of the above-mentioned publicly traded companies. Paragon Report is compensated by other third party organizations for advertising services. We act as an independent research portal and are aware that all investment entails inherent risks. Please view the full disclaimer at: http://www.paragonreport.com/disclaimer

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