FORMAN PETROLEUM CORP
10-Q, 2000-08-14
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                             UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                              FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
                                    OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM        TO

                     COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-31375*


                       FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           LOUISIANA                          72-0954774
 (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation or                  IdentificationNo.)
         organization)



    650 POYDRAS STREET - SUITE 2200              70130-6101
        NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA                   (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                             (504) 586-8888
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X ]    No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a
plan confirmed by a court.  Yes [X ]    No [  ]

AS  OF  AUGUST 10, 2000, THERE WERE 1,000,008 SHARES OF THE REGISTRANT'S
VOTING COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE, OUTSTANDING.

* THE COMMISSION FILE NUMBER REFERS TO A FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FILED BY THE COMPANY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, WHICH BECAME
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 26, 1997.



                       FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

               FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2000

                             TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                  PART I
                                                       Page No.
Item 1. Financial Information:
          Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2000 and
          December 31, 1999                                1

          Statement of Operations and Accumulated
          Deficit for the Three and Six Month Periods
          Ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999            2

          Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Month
          Periods Ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999    3

          Notes to Financial Statements                   4-8

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
        Condition and Results of Operations               9-15

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
        Market Risk                                        16

                                PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                  17

Item 5. Other Events                                       17

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                   17

Signatures                                                 18

                                    PART I

Item 1. Financial Information

                         FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

                                BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 June 30,       December 31,
                                                                   2000            1999
                                                                -----------   --------------
                                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
                        ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
 Cash and cash equivalents                                      $ 4,239,328     $ 3,180,925
 Accounts receivable                                                 59,622         236,663
 Oil and gas revenue receivable                                   1,170,938       1,359,393
 Unbilled well costs                                                    171             257
 Prepaid expenses                                                    72,820          43,845
                                                                ------------   -------------
   Total current assets                                           5,542,879       4,821,803
                                                                ------------   -------------
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost:
 Oil and gas properties, full cost method                        26,805,371      25,515,529
 Unevaluated oil and gas properties                               4,732,139       4,732,139
 Other property and equipment                                       239,257         200,000
                                                                ------------   -------------
                                                                 31,776,767      30,447,668
 Less-accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization       (2,402,841)    (       -  )
                                                                ------------   -------------
   Net property and equipment                                    29,373,926      30,447,668
OTHER ASSETS:
 Funds on deposit in escrow                                         490,688         490,044
                                                                ------------   -------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                    $ 35,407,493   $ 35,758,795
                                                                ============   =============
         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                       $  1,613,720   $  1,571,710
 Current tax liability                                               453,130            -
 Undistributed oil and gas revenues                                  797,392        895,064
 Current portion of note payables                                    857,539        640,608
                                                                ------------  -------------
   Total current liabilities                                       3,721,781      3,107,382
                                                                ------------  -------------
Accounts payable to be refinanced                                    519,528            -
Notes payable (long-term portion)                                  1,415,264      2,066,173
Deferred tax liability                                             9,279,237      9,900,580
                                                                ------------  -------------
   Total liabilities                                              14,935,810     15,074,135

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
      Common stock, no par value, authorized 10,000,000
      shares; issued and outstanding 1,000,008 shares             20,684,660     20,684,660
 Retained earnings (deficit)                                        (212,977)  (     -     )
                                                                ------------  -------------
   Total stockholder's deficit                                    20,471,683     20,684,660
                                                                ------------  -------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT                     $ 35,407,493   $ 35,758,795
</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                         FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

                           STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                                                 June 30,                          June 30,
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            2000          1999                2000          1999
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------
<S>                                                     <C>           <C>                 <C>           <C>
Revenues:
 Oil and gas sales                                      $ 3,161,094   $ 2,918,250         $ 6,378,776   $ 5,520,807
 Interest income                                             35,643         4,650              47,775         9,442
 Overhead reimbursements                                     44,583        18,720              57,366        32,665
 Other income                                                   621         3,977             140,075         8,470
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------
         Total revenues                                   3,241,941     2,945,597           6,623,992     5,571,384
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------
Costs and expenses:
 Production taxes                                           194,647       180,035             270,905       304,940
 Lease operating expenses                                   687,914       861,333           1,500,015     1,787,621
 General and administrative expenses                        843,030       693,477           1,467,319     1,311,707
 Interest expense                                            49,840     2,521,691              94,060     5,104,333
 Recapitalization expense                                       -         229,609              15,225       880,431
 Depreciation, depletion and amortization                 1,191,202     2,360,477           2,402,841     4,042,035
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------
         Total expenses                                   2,966,633     6,846,622           5,750,365    13,431,067
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------

Net income (loss) from operations before
   reorganization items and income taxes                    275,308    (3,901,025)            873,627    (7,859,683)

Reorganization items:
  Adjustment to reorganization costs                            -             -            (1,196,317)          -
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------

Net income (loss) before income taxes                       275,308    (3,901,025)           (322,690)   (7,859,683)
Deferred income tax benefit (liability)                         -             -              (621,343)          -
Current income tax expense                                   93,605           -               511,630           -
                                                       -------------  -----------         -----------   ------------

Net income (loss) attributable to common shares         $   181,703   $(3,901,025)          $(212,977)  $(7,859,683)
                                                       =============  ===========         ===========   ============
Net income (loss) per share                                 $0.18       $(43.34)             $(0.21)      $(87.33)
                                                            =====       ========             =======      ========
Weighted average shares outstanding                      1,000,008       90,000             1,000,008      90,000
                                                         =========       ======             =========      ======
</TABLE>



  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                         FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

                           STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                                       June 30,
                                                             ----------------------------
                                                                  2000          1999
                                                             ------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
 Net loss                                                     $ (212,977)  $ (7,859,683)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided
  by operating activities-
  Depreciation and amortization                                2,402,841      4,042,042
  Deferred tax benefit                                           453,130            -
 Change in assets and liabilities-
  (Increase) Decrease in oil and gas revenue receivable          188,455       (393,099)
  (Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable                     177,041        (60,073)
  (Increase) Decrease in unbilled well costs and prepaids        (28,889)       206,223
  Increase in interest payable                                       -        4,724,824
  Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable                        561,538      1,302,588
  (Decrease) in undistributed oil and gas revenues               (97,672)      (506,904)
  Decrease in advance to operator                                    -        1,200,000
  Increase (Decrease) in deferred tax liability                 (621,343)           -
  Increase (Decrease) in notes payable                               -          157,119
                                                             ------------  --------------

    Net cash provided by operating activities                  2,822,124      2,813,037
                                                             ------------  --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 Additions to oil and gas properties                          (1,289,842)    (4,491,837)
 (Increase) reduction of escrow account                             (644)        17,565
 Purchase of other property and equipment                        (39,257)       (27,750)
                                                             ------------  --------------

    Net cash used in investing activities                     (1,329,743)    (4,502,022)
                                                             ------------  --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Reduction of recapitalization costs                                 -          384,313
 Repayment of notes payable                                     (433,978)           -
                                                             ------------  --------------

    Net cash (used) provided by financing activities            (433,978)       384,313
                                                             ------------  --------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS           1,058,403     (1,304,672)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD                3,180,925      1,474,488
                                                             ------------  --------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD                    $ 4,239,328      $ 169,816
                                                             ============  ==============
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
 Cash paid for-
 Interest                                                    $    94,059      $     -
                                                             ============  ==============
  Income taxes                                               $    58,500      $     -
                                                             ============  ==============

</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
                       FORMAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                          JUNE 30, 2000 AND 1999


1.  REORGANIZATION AND FRESH START REPORTING:

Forman Petroleum  Corporation  ("Forman"  or  the  "Company"),  a Louisiana
corporation,  is  an independent energy company engaged in the exploration,
development, acquisition  and production of crude oil and natural gas, with
operations primarily in the  onshore  Gulf Coast area of Louisiana.  Forman
was incorporated in Louisiana in 1982 and began operations in that year.

REORGANIZATION

On August 6, 1999, the Company filed a  voluntary petition for relief under
Chapter  11  of the United States Bankruptcy  Code  in  the  United  States
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (the Bankruptcy Court)
(Case No. 99-14319).   On November 22, 1999, the Company and certain of its
creditors filed a Second  Amended  Joint Plan of Reorganization, as amended
on December 29, 1999 (the Bankruptcy  Plan).  The  Company's reorganization
plan  was  confirmed  by  the  Bankruptcy Court on December  29,  1999  and
consummated on January 14, 2000.

Pursuant  to  the  Bankruptcy  Plan,   all  of  the  Company's  issued  and
outstanding securities were canceled and  the  Company issued the following
equity securities:

*         925,000 shares of new common stock, no  par  value, to the former
          holders of the Company's 13.5% Series B Senior Notes due 2004;

*         75,000 shares of new common stock to the former  holders  of  the
          Company's Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares; and

*         warrants  to purchase up to 500,000 shares of new common stock to
          certain of  the Company's former warrant holders and to McLain J.
          Forman, the former sole voting shareholder of the Company.

As of the confirmation  date, the Company had total assets of $33.9 million
and liabilities of $96.0  million.   With  the exception of an aggregate of
approximately $2.7 million of promissory notes  issued to general unsecured
creditors  pursuant  to  the  Bankruptcy  Plan, an additional  $984,000  in
promissory notes issued in July, 2000 pursuant  to  a  creditor's  proof of
claim  granted  by  the  Bankruptcy  court  on  May 12, 2000, approximately
$300,000  in  convenience  claims  which  were  paid  in   full   in  2000,
undistributed  oil  and  gas  revenues  of $895,000, and approximately $1.9
million in additional pre-petition bankruptcy  claims  that are disputed by
the Company and still pending before the Bankruptcy Court  (Note 5), all of
the  Company's  liabilities  as  of the confirmation date were extinguished
pursuant to the Bankruptcy Plan.   The  long-term  portion  of the $984,000
promissory note issued in July, 2000 is reflected on the balance  sheet  as
"Accounts  payable  to  be refinanced".  In addition, on July 24, 2000, the
Bankruptcy Court granted  a  creditor's  proof  of  claim  in the amount of
approximately   $501,000   in  cash  plus  a  future  work  obligation   of
approximately $122,000, as a mineral lease obligation.

Costs   incurred   during   1999  directly   related   to   the   Company's
reorganization, consisting primarily  of  legal,  accounting  and financial
consulting  fees, were recorded to reorganization costs in the accompanying
statement of  operations.  These costs are net of interest income earned on
cash and cash equivalents  because  the maintenance of cash balances during
1999 was directly related to the Company's bankruptcy filing.

The Company ceased accruing interest  on  its Senior Notes and dividends on
its  preferred stock on August 6, 1999, when  it  filed  for  relief  under
Chapter 11.

FRESH START REPORTING

The Company  has  accounted  for the reorganization using the principles of
fresh  start accounting required  by  AICPA  Statement  of  Position  90-7,
"Financial  Reporting  by  Entities  in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy
Code"  (SOP  90-7).  For accounting purposes,  the  accompanying  financial
statements  reflect  the  confirmed  plan  as  if  it  was  consummated  on
December 31,  1999.   Under  the  principles of fresh start accounting, the
Company's total assets and liabilities  were  recorded  at  their estimated
fair  market  values.   Accordingly, the Company's net proved oil  and  gas
properties were increased  by  approximately  $3.0 million, its unevaluated
oil  and gas properties were increased by approximately  $3.1  million  and
other  net  property  and  equipment  was  increased  by approximately $0.2
million.  Obligations arising from the Bankruptcy Plan  are recorded at the
amounts  expected  to  be  paid  in  settlements  of such obligations.   In
addition,  the  Company's  Senior  Notes  with a net book  value  of  $68.6
million,  related interest payable of $11.1  million,  preferred  stock  of
$13.6 million  and deferred financing costs related to the Senior Notes and
preferred stock of $4.4 million were all written off.

Since  the former  holders  of  the  Company's  Senior  Notes  (the  former
noteholders)  received 92.5% of the shares of the common stock, the gain on
discharge of indebtedness  was  computed  using  92.5%  of  the  net assets
received  by the former noteholders.  The remaining 7.5% of the net  assets
allocable to  the  former  holders  of  the  Company's  preferred stock was
recorded  to equity and is included in fresh start accounting  adjustments.
Also included  in  such  amount  is the write-off of the remaining deferred
costs allocable to the preferred stock.

The  fair  market  value assigned to  the  Company's  proved  oil  and  gas
properties was estimated  by  adjusting  the  net pre-tax future cash flows
discounted  at  a 10% annual rate (PV10) of the Company's  proved  reserves
($36.4 million at  December  31,  1999)  as  set  forth  in the Estimate of
Reserves  and  Future Revenue report on the Company's proved  oil  and  gas
properties as of  December  31,  1999,  prepared  by  Netherland,  Sewell &
Associates,  independent reservoir engineers.  This report was prepared  in
accordance with  SEC  guidelines,  utilizing constant prices existing as of
December  31,  1999.  The Company adjusted  these  prices  to  reflect  the
product prices used in valuing producing properties, ($21 per barrel of oil
and $2.75 per mcf  of  gas)  then  applied  risk  factors  to  the  various
categories of proved reserves as follows:




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PROVED CATEGORY      RISK FACTOR
<S>                  <C>
Proved Producing         95%
Proved Non-producing     75%
Proved Undeveloped       25%
</TABLE>

Applying  these risk factors and adjusting the product pricing resulted  in
an estimated  fair  market value of the proved properties of $25.5 million.
The Company's other assets,  including  other  property and equipment, were
valued at $4.9 million.

As a result of the implementation of fresh start  accounting, the financial
statements as of December 31, 1999 and those as of  June  30,  2000 and for
the  three  and six month periods ended June 30, 2000 reflecting the  fresh
start accounting  principles  discussed  above  are  not  comparable to the
financial statements of prior periods.

2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

INCOME TAXES

The  income  tax  effects  of the Company's reorganization had  a  material
impact on the tax basis of the  Company's oil and gas interests and its net
operating loss carryforwards (Note 4).

PERVASIVENESS OF ESTIMATES

The  preparation  of  financial statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles  requires  management  to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets  and liabilities and
disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the date  of  the
financial  statements  and  the  reported amounts of revenues and  expenses
during  the  reporting period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those
estimates.

RECAPITALIZATION COSTS

Costs  incurred   during  1998,  consisting  primarily  of  consulting  and
financial advisory  fees,  were capitalized in anticipation of the possible
debt restructuring or recapitalization  of  the  Company.  These costs were
written off in 1999.

DERIVATIVES

The Company uses derivative financial instruments  such  as swap agreements
and  forward  sales contracts for price protection purposes  on  a  limited
amount of its future production and does not use them for trading purposes.
Such derivatives  are accounted for on an accrual basis and amounts paid or
received under the  agreements  are  recognized as oil and gas sales in the
period in which they accrue. For the periods  ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,
the Company recorded additions to oil and gas sales  of  $109,800  and $-0-
respectively,  under these agreements. The Company did enter into a forward
sales agreement  to  sell  200  barrels  per  day  of its oil production in
October 1999 for the twelve months ending November 30,  2000, at a price of
$22.05 per barrel.  As of June 30, 2000 and through August  11,  2000,  the
Company had no open forward gas sales positions.

PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Net  loss  per  share  of  common stock was calculated by dividing net loss
applicable to common stock by  the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding during the periods.  Due to the net losses reported in 2000 and
1999,  all  options  and  warrants  outstanding   were  excluded  from  the
computation because they would have been antidilutive.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In  June  1998,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting  for  Derivative
Instruments and Hedging  Activities."  The Statement establishes accounting
and reporting standards that require every derivative instrument (including
certain derivative instruments  embedded in other contracts) to be recorded
in the balance sheet as either an asset or a liability measured at its fair
value  and  that  changes  in the derivative's  fair  value  be  recognized
currently in earnings unless  specific  hedge  accounting criteria are met.
The Company will adopt SFAS No. 133 on January 1,  2001.   Because  of  the
nature  of  the  Company's  hedging activities, the Company does not expect
that the adoption of SFAS No.  133  will  have  a  material  impact  on the
Company's  results  of  operations.   However, management believes that its
hedging contracts will meet the criteria  for  hedge  accounting  treatment
under SFAS No. 133; this treatment will create volatility in items of other
comprehensive income due to the marking-to-market of the instruments.

RECLASSIFICATION

Certain  prior  year  amounts  have  been  reclassified  to  conform to the
presentation of such items in the current year.

3.  INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Company at June 30, 2000 and for  the three
month   period  then  ended  are  unaudited  and  reflect  all  adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion
of management,  necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position
and operating results  for  the  interim periods.  The financial statements
should  be read in conjunction with  the  financial  statements  and  notes
thereto,  for  the  year ended December 31, 1999 contained in the Company's
Form 10-K (file number  333-31375)  filed  with the Commission on April 13,
2000.

4. INCOME TAXES

Under the applicable income tax rules and regulations,  the  Company is not
required  to  recognize taxable income, or pay taxes on the gain  resulting
from discharge  of  indebtedness  (DOI) as a result of the Bankruptcy Plan.
Rather, the gain (represented for tax  purposes  as  the  face value of the
debt and accrued interest discharged in excess of the fair  market value of
the   reorganized  company)  reduces  the  Company's  net  operating   loss
carryforwards  (NOLs).   Any remaining gain (after offsetting the Company's
NOLs) reduced the Company's  tax basis in its net assets.  The magnitude of
the DOI resulted in the elimination  of $20.9 million of NOLs from 1998 and
$9.6 million of net operating losses generated  during 1999.  Additionally,
it  substantially  eliminated  the  tax  basis in the  net  assets  of  the
reorganized Company.  The significant excess  of  book basis over tax basis
in the net assets of the Company resulted in a $9.9  million  deferred  tax
liability in the reorganized balance sheet (See Note 1).


5. DISPUTED CLAIMS

As  of  June 30, 2000, the Company was disputing approximately $1.9 million
in additional  pre-petition  bankruptcy  claims.   These claims and certain
other residual bankruptcy-related matters are still within the jurisdiction
of the Bankruptcy Court.  The Company recorded an accrual  at  December 31,
1999  for its estimate of the amounts expected to be paid in settlement  of
these claims.  Based on subsequent court-ordered settlements and additional
information, the Company has increased its settlement amount estimate as of
June, 2000, and  this  adjustment was reflected as a reorganization item in
the Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2000.  There
can be no assurance as to  the  amount  the Company will be required to pay
with respect to these matters.

6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

During  the second quarter, the Company settled  $984,000  in  pre-petition
claims, and  at June 30, 2000, the Company was disputing approximately $1.9
million in pre-petition  bankruptcy  claims, which claims and certain other
residual bankruptcy-related matters are  still  within  the jurisdiction of
the  Bankruptcy  Court.   Subsequently,  on July 24th, 2000 the  Bankruptcy
Court granted a creditor's proof of claim  in  the  amount of approximately
$501,000  in cash plus a future work obligation of approximately  $122,000,
as a mineral  lease  obligation,  thereby  reducing  the remaining disputed
bankruptcy claims to $650,000.

The Company is not a party to any other material pending legal proceedings,
other  than  ordinary  routine litigation incidental to its  business  that
management believes would  not  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its
financial condition or results of operations.


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations

GENERAL

     The  following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of
the Company's  historical  financial position and the results of operations
for the three-month periods  ended  June  30,  2000 and 1999. The financial
statements of the Company at June 30, 2000 and for  the three and six-month
periods  then  ended are unaudited and reflect all adjustments  (consisting
only  of  normal recurring  adjustments)  which  are,  in  the  opinion  of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and
operating results for the interim periods.  The financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto, for
the year ended  December  31, 1999 contained in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K (file number 333-31375) filed with the Commission on April 13,
2000.  The Company's historical  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included  elsewhere  in  this quarterly report contain detailed information
that should be referred to in conjunction with the following discussion.

     As  a result of the implementation  of  fresh  start  accounting,  the
financial  statements as of December 31, 1999 and those as of June 30, 2000
and for the  three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 reflecting the
fresh start accounting principles discussed above are not comparable to the
financial statements of prior periods.

REORGANIZATION

     On August  6,  1999, the Company filed a voluntary petition for relief
under Chapter 11 of the  United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (the Bankruptcy Court)
(Case No. 99-14319).  On November  22, 1999, the Company and certain of its
creditors filed a Second Amended Joint  Plan  of Reorganization, as amended
on  December 29, 1999 (the Bankruptcy Plan). The  Company's  reorganization
plan  was  confirmed  by  the  Bankruptcy  Court  on  December 29, 1999 and
consummated on January 14, 2000.

   Pursuant  to  the  Bankruptcy  Plan,  all  of the Company's  issued  and
outstanding securities were canceled and the Company  issued  the following
equity securities:

*   925,000  shares  of  new  common stock, no par value,  to  the   former
    holders of the Company's  13.5%  Series  B Senior Notes due 2004;

*   75,000  shares  of  new  common  stock  to  the  former  holders of the
    Company's Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares; and

*  warrants to purchase up to 500,000 shares of new common stock to certain
   of the Company's  former  warrant  holders  and to McLain J. Forman, the
   former sole voting shareholder of the Company.

     As  of  the  confirmation  date,  the  Company  had  total  assets  of
$33.9 million and liabilities of $96.0 million.  With  the  exception of an
aggregate  of  approximately  $2.7  million  of promissory notes issued  to
general unsecured creditors pursuant to the Bankruptcy  Plan, an additional
$984,000 in promissory notes issued in July, 2000 pursuant  to a creditor's
proof   of  claim  granted  by  the  Bankruptcy  court  on  May  12,  2000,
approximately  $300,000  in  convenience  claims which were paid in full in
2000,  undistributed oil and gas revenues of  $895,000,  and  approximately
$1.9 million in additional pre-petition bankruptcy claims that are disputed
by the Company  and still pending before the Bankruptcy Court (Note 5), all
of the Company's  liabilities as of the confirmation date were extinguished
pursuant to the Bankruptcy  Plan.   The  long-term  portion of the $984,000
promissory note issued in July, 2000 is reflected on  the  balance sheet as
Accounts  payable to be refinanced".  In addition, on July 24th,  2000  the
Bankruptcy  Court  granted  a  creditor's  proof  of claim in the amount of
approximately   $501,000   in  cash  plus  a  future  work  obligation   of
approximately $122,000, as a mineral lease obligation.

FRESH START REPORTING

     The Company has accounted  for the reorganization using the principles
of fresh start accounting required  by  AICPA  Statement  of Position 90-7,
"Financial  Reporting  by  Entities in Reorganization Under the  Bankruptcy
Code"  (SOP 90-7).  For accounting  purposes,  the  accompanying  financial
statements  reflect  the  confirmed  plan  as  if  it  was  consummated  on
December  31,  1999.   Under  the principles of fresh start accounting, the
Company's total assets and liabilities  were  recorded  at  their estimated
fair  market  values.   Accordingly, the Company's net proved oil  and  gas
properties were increased  by  approximately  $3.0 million, its unevaluated
oil  and gas properties were increased by approximately  $3.1  million  and
other  net  property  and  equipment  was  increased  by approximately $0.2
million.  Obligations arising from the Bankruptcy Plan  are recorded at the
amounts  expected  to  be  paid  in  settlements  of such obligations.   In
addition,  the  Company's  Senior  Notes  with a net book  value  of  $68.6
million,  related interest payable of $11.1  million,  preferred  stock  of
$13.6 million  and deferred financing costs related to the Senior Notes and
preferred stock of $4.4 million were all written off.



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following  table  sets  forth  certain  operating information with
respect to the oil and gas operations of the Company  for  the  three-month
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED            SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                  JUNE 30,                      JUNE 30,
                                          ------------------------    ------------------------
                                              2000        1999            2000        1999
                                          -----------  ----------     ----------- ------------
<S>                                       <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>
Sales:
     Oil (Bbls)                               70,149       86,843         139,809     172,413
     Gas (Mcf)                               396,353      703,740         944,755   1,491,250
     Oil and gas (BOE)                       136,208      204,133         297,268     420,955
Sales Revenue:
  Total oil sales                         $1,797,841   $1,360,349      $3,538,244  $2,262,349
  Total gas sales                          1,363,253    1,557,901       2,840,532   3,258,458
                                          -----------  ----------     ----------- ------------
          Total sales                     $3,161,094   $2,918,250      $6,378,776  $5,520,807
Average sales prices:
  Oil (per Bbl)                              $25.63        $15.66          $25.31      $13.12
  Gas (per Mcf)                               $3.44         $2.21           $3.01       $2.19
  Per BOE                                    $23.21        $14.30          $21.46      $13.11
Average costs (per BOE):
 Severance taxes                              $1.43        $0.88            $0.91       $0.72
 Lease operating expenses                     $5.05        $4.22            $5.05       $4.25
 General and administrative expenses          $6.19        $3.40            $4.94       $3.12
 Depreciation, depletion and amort.           $8.75       $11.56            $8.08       $9.60
 amort.
</TABLE>

     Revenues - The following table reflects an analysis of differences  in
the  Company's  oil  and  gas  revenues (expressed in thousands of dollars)
between  the three and six-month  periods  ended  June  30,  2000  and  the
comparable periods in 1999:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 SECOND QUARTER           FIRST SIX MONTHS 2000
                                                2000 COMPARED TO            COMPARED TO FIRST
                                               SECOND QUARTER 1999           SIX MONTHS 1999
                                               -------------------        ---------------------
<S>                                            <C>                        <C>
Increase (decrease) in oil and gas
   Revenues resulting from differences in:
   Crude oil and condensate -
                     Prices                     $   698,995                  $   1,703,714
                     Production                    (261,503)                      (427,819)
                                                -------------                ---------------
                                                    437,492                      1,275,895
   Natural gas -
                      Prices                        485,828                        776,194
                      Production                   (680,476)                    (1,194,120)
                                                -------------                ---------------
                                                   (194,648)                      (417,926)
                                                -------------                ---------------
Increase (decrease) in oil and gas
   Revenues                                         242,844                        857,969
                                                =============                ===============
</TABLE>

          The  Company's  oil  and  gas  revenues  increased  approximately
$858,000 or 16% to $6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000 from
$5.5 million for the comparable period in 1999.  Production levels  for the
six months ended June 30, 2000 decreased 29% to 297 thousand barrels of oil
equivalent  ("MBOE")  from 421 MBOE for the comparable period in 1999.  Gas
production volumes decreased  37%,  while  oil  volumes decreased 19%.  The
Company's average sales prices (including hedging  activities)  for oil and
natural gas for the six months ended June 30, 2000 were $25.31 per  Bbl and
$3.01  per  Mcf  versus  $13.12 per Bbl and $2.19 per Mcf in the comparable
1999 period.  Revenues decreased  $1.6  million  due  to the aforementioned
production decreases, and increased by $2.5 million as  a  result of higher
oil and gas prices.

     For  the  quarter  ended  June  30,  2000, total oil and gas  revenues
increased  $243,000  from revenues for the second  quarter  of  1999.   Oil
production for the quarter  ended  June  30,  2000  was  down  19% from the
comparable  quarter in 1999, and gas production between comparable  periods
was down 44%.   Oil  prices  for  the quarter ended June 30, 2000 increased
64%, to $25.63 per Bbl from $15.66 per Bbl from the second quarter of 1999.
Gas prices increased 55% during the  quarter  ended  June 30, 2000 to $3.44
per Mcf from $2.21 per Mcf for the second quarter of 1999.

     LEASE  OPERATING EXPENSES - On a BOE basis, lease  operating  expenses
experienced a  19% increase, to $5.05 per BOE for the six months ended June
30, 2000 from $4.25  per  BOE in the comparable 1999 period.  For the first
six months of 2000, lease operating expenses were down 16%, from $1,788,000
in 1999 to $1,500,000 in the  comparable 2000 period. For the quarter ended
June 30, 2000, lease operating  expenses were 20% lower than the comparable
quarter in 1999.  The decreases for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 and for
the first six months of 2000 resulted  primarily  from the reduced level of
production between the first half of 2000 and the first half of 1999.

     SEVERANCE TAXES - The effective severance tax  rate as a percentage of
oil and gas revenues decreased from 5.5% for the six  months ended June 30,
1999 to 4.2% for the comparable period in 2000. For the  quarter ended June
30,  1999  the  effective  tax  rate  remained  at  6.2%, the same  as  the
comparable quarter in 1999.  The effective severance tax rate increased for
the six-month period because certain wells which were exempt in 1999 became
taxable  during  the first quarter of 2000.  The relatively  low  effective
rate is attributable  to  the  production  from  wells  that  have  a state
severance tax exemption under Louisiana's severance tax abatement program.

     GENERAL  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENSES - For the six months ended June
30, 2000 general and administrative  ("G&A") expenses were $4.94 per BOE, a
58% increase from the $3.12 per BOE for  the  first six months of 1999. For
the first six months of 2000, G&A increased 12%, from $1,312,000 in 1999 to
$1,467,000 in 2000. For the quarter ended June 30, 2000, G&A increased 22%,
from $693,000 in 1999 to $843,000 in 2000, and  the  G&A per BOE during the
same  periods  increased  82%.   The  second quarter and first  six  months
increases in G&A per BOE in 2000 were due to decreases in production during
the periods as compared to the comparable  periods for 1999.  The increases
in actual G&A expenses in the second quarter  and  six  month periods ended
June 30, 2000 were primarily the result of salary adjustments  made  during
the  second  half  of  1998,  including  the  addition of a Chief Financial
Officer and a manager of business development.

     DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE  - For the six months
ended  June  30,  2000,  depreciation, depletion and amortization  ("DD&A")
expense decreased 41% from  the  comparable  1999  period.  For the quarter
ended June 30, 2000, DD&A expense decreased 50% from  the comparable second
quarter of 1999.  The  DD&A  decreases for  both the second quarter and the
first  six  months  of  2000  are  attributable to the  Company's increased
book value of the full cost pool as  a  result  of  Fresh  Start Accounting
(see Notes to Financial Statements) and to decreased production and related
future  capital  costs  between the comparable periods for 1999 and 2000.

     On a BOE basis, which reflects the  decreases  in production, the DD&A
rate for the first six months of 2000 was $8.08 per BOE  compared  to $9.60
per  BOE  for  the  same  period in 1999, a decrease of 16%. For the second
quarter  of  2000, DD&A per BOE  was  $8.75  compared  to  $11.56  for  the
comparable period in 1999, for a decrease of 24%.

     INTEREST  EXPENSE  -  For  the six months ended June 30, 2000 interest
expense decreased to $94,000 from  $5.1  million  for  the  comparable 1999
period,  or  a 98% decrease. For the quarter ended June 30, 2000,  interest
expense decreased  $2.5 million from the comparable second quarter of 1999,
or a 98% decrease.

     NET LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  -  Due  to  the factors described above, net
loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2000 was $323,000, a
decrease of $7.5 million from the net loss of $7.9 million reported for the
first six months of 1999.  The net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2000
decreased $4.2 million, from $3.9 million in  the second quarter of 1999 to
net income $275,000 during the second quarter of 2000.

     INCOME  TAX  EXPENSE  - The Company is required  to  establish  a  net
deferred tax liability calculated  at  the applicable Federal and state tax
rates resulting primarily from financial reporting and income tax reporting
basis differences in oil and gas properties.   Accordingly,  as a result of
Fresh  Start  Accounting  (see  Notes  to the Financial Statements)  a  net
deferred tax liability of $9.9 million was  accrued  at  December 31, 1999.
As  of  June  30,  2000, $453,000 of that deferred tax liability  has  been
reclassified as a current  liability.   The  Company had a net deferred tax
asset at June 30, 1999 that had been fully reserved  due  to  the Company's
operating losses.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     WORKING  CAPITAL AND CASH FLOW - As of June 30, 2000, the Company  has
$1.3 million of  working  capital, compared to a working capital deficit at
June 30, 1999 of $82 million.  The large working capital deficit at the end
of the first six months of 1999 resulted primarily from the acceleration of
long-term  debt due to the default  on  the  senior  notes,  compounded  by
declines in  both prices and production. The Company's realized oil and gas
prices increased  93%  and  38%, respectively, from the first six months of
1999  to  the  first six months  of  2000.   During  the  same  period  oil
production declined  19%  and gas production declined 36%.  The combination
of the increase in product  prices  and  the decrease in production volumes
during the first six months of 2000 increased  the  Company's revenues from
production,  from  $5.5 million in the first six months  of  1999  to  $6.4
million in the first six months of 2000.

     The Company believes  that  its  cash on hand plus the expected normal
cash flow from operations will be sufficient  to  fund  its working capital
needs for the remainder of 2000.

     The  foregoing  discussion  includes  many forward looking  statements
which are subject to the risks and uncertainties  noted  below in "Forward-
Looking  Statements"  which  could  cause  the  actual  results  to  differ
materially from the Company's expectations.

     The  following  summary table reflects comparative cash flows for  the
Company for the six month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                         ----------------
                                                              JUNE 30,
                                                              --------
                                                          (IN THOUSANDS)
                                                          --------------
                                                      2000            1999
                                                      ----            ----
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>
     Net cash provided by operating activities      $   2,803        $ 2,813
     Net cash (used) by investing activities           (1,330)        (4,502)
     Net cash provided by financing activities           ( - )           384
</TABLE>

     As a result of the  implementation  of  fresh  start  accounting,  the
financial  statements as of December 31, 1999 and those as of June 30, 2000
and for the  three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 reflecting the
fresh start accounting principles discussed above are not comparable to the
financial statements of prior periods.

     For the six  months ended June 30, 2000 net cash provided by operating
activities decreased  to  $2.80  million  from  $2.81  million  during  the
comparable  period  in  1999.  Cash used in investing activities during the
six months ended June 30,  2000  was  reduced  to  $1.3  million  from $4.5
million  during the comparable period in 1999.   Cash provided by financing
activities  decreased  from  $384,000 in the first six months of 1999 to no
cash used or provided during the first six months of 2000.

     HEDGING ACTIVITIES - With  the objective of achieving more predictable
revenues and cash flows and reducing  the  exposure  to fluctuations in oil
and  natural gas prices, the Company has entered into hedging  transactions
of various  kinds  with respect to both oil and natural gas.  While the use
of these hedging arrangements  limits  the  downside  risk of reverse price
movements,  it  may  also  limit  future  revenues  from  favorable   price
movements.  For  the  periods  ended  June  30,  2000 and 1999, the Company
recorded   additions   to  oil  and  gas  sales  of  $109,800   and   $-0-,
respectively, under these  agreements. The Company did enter into a forward
sales agreement to sell 200  barrels  per  day  of  its  oil  production in
October 1999 for the twelve months ending November 30, 2000, at  a price of
$22.05  per  barrel.  As of June 30, 2000 and through August 11, 2000,  the
Company had no open forward gas sales positions.

     RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS -  In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 133, "Accounting  for  Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities."
The Statement establishes accounting and  reporting  standards that require
every  derivative  instrument  (including  certain  derivative  instruments
embedded in other contracts) to be recorded in the balance  sheet as either
an asset or a liability measured at its fair value and that changes  in the
derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific
hedge accounting criteria are met.  The Company will adopt SFAS No. 133  on
January  1,  2001.   Because of the nature of the Company's only derivative
instrument, the Company  does  not expect that the adoption of SFAS No. 133
will  have  a  material  impact on the  Company's  results  of  operations.
However, the adoption may  create  volatility  in equity through changes in
other comprehensive income.

     The  foregoing  discussion  includes many forward  looking  statements
which are subject to the risks and  uncertainties  noted above in "Forward-
Looking  Statements"  which  could  cause  the  actual  results  to  differ
materially from the Company's expectations.

RISK FACTORS

     A  detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties which  could  affect
the Company's  future  results and the forward looking statements contained
in  this  report  can be found  in  the  "Item  1.  Business  -  Cautionary
Statements" section  of  the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year  ended  December  31,  1999.   Those risks  and  uncertainties  remain
applicable to the Company's operations.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This Management's Discussion and  Analysis  of Financial Condition and
Results  of  Operations, including but not limited to  the  discussions  of
Liquidity and  Capital  Resources,  includes  "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.  All statements other  than statements of historical fact included
in the discussions are forward-looking  statements.   Although  the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are  reasonable,  such  forward-looking  statements  are  based on numerous
assumptions  (some of which may prove to be incorrect) and are  subject  to
risks and uncertainties  which  could  cause  the  actual results to differ
materially from the Company's expectations.  Such risks  and  uncertainties
include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  the timing and extent of changes  in
commodity prices for oil and gas, the need to develop and replace reserves,
environmental  risks,  drilling  and  operating  risks,  risks  related  to
exploration and development, uncertainties about the estimates of reserves,
competition, government regulations and  the ability of the Company to meet
its  stated  business  goals,  as  well as other  risks  and  uncertainties
discussed in this and the Company's  other  filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Cautionary Statements").   The Company undertakes
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking  statements,  whether
as  a  result of changes in actual results, changes in assumptions or other
factors  affecting  such  statements.   All  subsequent  written  and  oral
forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on
its  behalf  are  expressly  qualified  in their entirety by the Cautionary
Statements.



ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     The Company's revenues are derived from  the  sale  of oil and natural
gas  production.   From  time  to  time,  the  Company enters into  hedging
transactions  which  fix,  for  specific periods and  specific  volumes  of
production, the prices the Company  will receive for its production.  These
agreements reduce the Company's exposure  to  decreases  in  the  commodity
prices  on  the hedged volumes, while also limiting the benefit the Company
might otherwise  have  received  from  increases in commodity prices of the
hedged production.

     The Company uses hedging transactions for price protection purposes on
a limited amount of its future production and does not use these agreements
for speculative or trading purposes.  The impact of hedges is recognized in
oil  and  gas  sales  in  the period the related  production  revenues  are
accrued.

     Based on projected annual  production  volumes for 2000, a 10% decline
in the prices the Company receives for its oil  and  natural gas production
would  have an approximate $3.9 million negative impact  on  the  Company's
discounted  future net revenues.  This impact of a hypothetical 10% decline
in prices is  net  of  any incremental gain that would be realized on hedge
agreements in place as of August 11, 2000.

PART II

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     This information is incorporated by reference to Part 1, Item 1 (Note
6 - Legal Proceedings) of this report.

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     On June 19, 2000, the  Board  of Directors appointed Jeffrey Clarke as
the President of the Company.  Mr. Clarke is 54 years of age and has been a
member of the Board of Directors since January 2000.  From October, 1993 to
March,  2000,  Mr.  Clarke  served as the  President,  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer of Coho Energy,  Inc.,  an  independent  energy  company
engaged, through  its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  in  the development and
production of, and exploration for, crude oil and natural  gas  principally
in  Mississippi  and  Oklahoma.   Prior to that time, Mr. Clarke served  in
various capacities with Coho Resources,  Ltd.  and  Coho  Resources,  Inc.,
affiliates  of  Coho  Energy,  Inc.   Coho  Energy, Inc. and certain of its
affiliates  filed for protection under Chapter  11  of  the  United  States
Bankruptcy Code  on August 23, 1999.  Mr. Clarke holds a BS in Physics from
the University of  Wales, 1967, and conducted post-graduate work in Physics
at the University of East Anglia from 1967 to 1968.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)     EXHIBITS -

          3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws
         27.1   Financial Data Schedule


(b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    None




                                SIGNATURES

     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.



                              Forman Petroleum Corporation

Date: August 11, 2000         By: /S/ JEFFREY CLARKE
                                 -------------------------
                                    Jeffrey Clarke
                                    President


                              By: /S/ MICHAEL H. PRICE
                                 -------------------------
                                    Michael H. Price
                                    Chief Financial Officer



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