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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rick Abshire (713) 881-3609

ADAMS RESOURCES ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2012 EARNINGS
 AND INCREASES DIVIDEND

Houston (November 8, 2012)--Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT-AE) announced third quarter 2012 unaudited net earnings of $ 8,263,000 or $1.96 per common share.  Current earnings compare to unaudited third quarter 2011 net earnings of $9,026,000 or $2.14 per common share.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net earnings were $20,224,000 or $4.79 per common share. Third quarter 2012 revenues totaled $795,525,000 and were $2,504,488,000 for the first nine months of the year.

President and Chief Executive Officer, F.T. “Chip” Webster attributed the current quarterly earnings variance to a $623,000 state tax refund received in 2011 that reduced the prior third quarter tax expense. Mr. Webster added that marketing operating earnings were reduced by $2.6 million for the comparative current quarter with a narrowing of unit margins resulting from expanded competition in the South Texas operational area.  However, such decline was offset by dry hole and impairment expense reductions within the Company’s oil and gas exploration operation and $1.5 million of pre-tax gains from equipment and property sales.
A summary of operating results is as follows:

   
Third Quarter
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Operating Earnings (Expense)
           
Marketing                                                        
  $ 13,452,000     $ 16,055,000  
Transportation                                                        
    2,607,000       2,078,000  
Oil and gas                                                        
    314,000       (1,462,000 )
Administrative expenses                                                        
    (2,603,000 )     (2,727,000 )
      13,770,000       13,944,000  
Interest income, net                                                                
    77,000       142,000  
Income tax (provision)                                                                
    (5,510,000 )     (4,820,000 )
Discontinued operations                                                                
    (74,000 )     (240,000 )
                 
Net earnings                                                                
  $ 8,263,000     $ 9,026,000  

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. also announced its Board of Directors has declared an annual cash dividend in the amount of $.62 per common share, payable on December 17, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2012.  The 2012 cash dividend represents a nine percent increase over the prior year amount.
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The information in this release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate. A number of factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated.  Such factors include, among others, (a) general economic conditions, (b) fluctuations in hydrocarbon prices and margins, (c) variations between commodity contract volumes and actual delivery volumes, (d) unanticipated environmental liabilities or regulatory changes, (e) counterparty credit default, (f) inability to obtain bank and/or trade credit support, (g) availability and cost of insurance, (h) changes in tax laws, (i) the availability of capital, (j) changes in regulations, (k) results of current items of litigation, (l) uninsured items of litigation or losses, (m) uncertainty in reserve estimates and cash flows, (n) ability to replace oil and gas reserves, (o) security issues related to drivers and terminal facilities, (p) commodity price volatility, (q) demand for chemical based trucking operations, (r) successful completion of drilling activity, (s) financial soundness of customers and suppliers and (t) adverse world economic conditions.  These and other risks are described in the Company’s reports that are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
   
   
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Revenues                                                    
  $ 2,504,488     $ 2,197,379     $ 795,525     $ 755,995  
                                 
Costs, expenses and other                                                    
    (2,472,657 )     (2,168,986 )     (781,678 )     (741,909 )
Income tax (provision)                                                    
    (11,947 )     (9,994 )     (5,510 )     (4,820 )
Earnings from continuing operations
    19,884       18,399       8,337       9,266  
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
                               
    operations                                                    
    340       (201 )     (74 )     (240 )
                                 
Net earnings                                                    
  $ 20,224     $ 18,198     $ 8,263     $ 9,026  
                                 
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
    From continuing operations
  $ 4.71     $ 4.36     $ 1.98     $ 2.20  
    From discontinued operations
    .08       (.05 )     (.02 )     (.06 )
    Basic and diluted net earnings
                               
per common share                                               
  $ 4.79     $ 4.31     $ 1.96     $ 2.14  
                                 
Dividends per common share                                                    
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
(In thousands)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
ASSETS
           
Cash and marketable securities                                                                         
  $ 52,054     $ 37,066  
Other current assets                                                                         
    236,694       267,899  
Total current assets                                                                 
    288,748       304,965  
                 
Net property & equipment                                                                               
    95,471       68,857  
Deposits and other assets                                                                               
    4,436       5,018  
    $ 388,655     $ 378,840  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Total current liabilities                                                                         
  $ 241,057     $ 256,094  
Other long-term liabilities                                                                         
    16,692       12,064  
Shareholders’ equity                                                                         
    130,906       110,682  
    $ 388,655     $ 378,840