Dr. Charles F. Mitchell, II Joins PetroQuest Board of Directors LAFAYETTE, La., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: PQUE - News) announced today the appointment of Dr. Charles F. Mitchell, II as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, increasing the number of independent board members to five. The Company has a total of seven board members. Dr. Mitchell is a surgeon and has been senior partner of ENT Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1985. Dr. Mitchell has been a member of the Devon Energy Corporation board of directors since 2003, but will not stand for re-election at the Devon 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Previously, he held board positions with Flores & Rucks, Inc. and Ocean Energy, Inc. from 1995 to 2003. He also currently serves on the Board of the Mendez Foundation in Tampa, Florida, and is a manager/director of numerous private investments. About the Company 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. PetroQuest trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol "PQUE". Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are our estimate of the sufficiency of our existing capital sources, our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for future operations, the uncertainties involved in estimating quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves, in prospect development and property acquisitions and in projecting future rates of production, the timing of development expenditures and drilling of wells, and the operating hazards attendant to the oil and gas business. In particular, careful consideration should be given to cautionary statements made in the various reports PetroQuest has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PetroQuest undertakes no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements. Source: PetroQuest Energy, Inc.