SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GeoPetro Resources Company (OTCQB:GEOR) (NYSE MKT:GPR) ("GeoPetro" or the "Company") announced today that its common stock will begin trading on the OTCQB Marketplace tomorrow, August 21, 2013, under the new trading symbol "GEOR". Investors will be able to view the Real Time Level II stock quotes for the Company at: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GEOR/quote.
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About GeoPetro
GeoPetro is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in San Francisco, California. GeoPetro currently has projects in the United States and Canada. GeoPetro has developed an oil and gas property in its Madisonville Field Project in Texas. Elsewhere, GeoPetro has assembled a geographically-diversified portfolio of exploratory and appraisal prospects.
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