FRONTIER OIL CORP /NEW/
SC 13G, 1999-10-22
PETROLEUM REFINING
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. __)


                               Frontier Oil Corp.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   35914P105
                                 (CUSIP Number)




*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

                  (Continued on following pages)

                                Page 1 of 7 Pages


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CUSIP NO. 35914P105                   13G     Page 2 of 7 Pages

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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
        I.R.S. NO. 13-2527171
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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                                                                               A
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                                                                          B    X
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3       SEC USE ONLY


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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Colorado

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NUMBER OF SHARES5   SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED  0
BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                6   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    0
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                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    2,996,500
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9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        2,996,500
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10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*

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11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        10.98%
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12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP NO. 35914P105                   13G     Page 3 of 7 Pages

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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income Fund
        I.R.S. NO. 84-1073463
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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                                                                               A
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                                                                          B    X
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3       SEC USE ONLY


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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Maryland

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NUMBER OF SHARES5   SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED  2,396,500
BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                6   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    0
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
                --- ---------------------------------------------------------

                8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    2,396,500
- --------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------
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9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        2,396,500
- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*

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11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        8.78%
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12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:
                  Frontier Oil Corp.

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  10000 Memorial Drive
                  Suite 600
                  Houston, TX  77024-3411

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:
                  OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office:
                  Two World Trade Center, Suite 3400
                  New York, New York 10048-0203

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:
                  Inapplicable

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:
                  Common Stock

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:
                  35914P105

Item 3(e)            X  Investment  Adviser  registered  under  Section 203 of
                    ---
                       the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Item 4(a)           Amount Beneficially Owned:   2,996,500 shares

Item 4(b)           Percent of Class:    10.98%

Item 4(c)(i)        Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote -  0

Item 4(c)(ii)       Shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 0

Item 4(c)(iii)      Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - 0

Item 4(c)(iv)       Shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of
                    -   2,996,500 shares




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Item 5              Ownership to Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                    --------------------------------------------

                    If this  statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                    of the date hereof,  the  reporting  person has ceased to be
                    the  beneficial  owner  of  more  than  5% of the  class  of
                    securities, check the following: ___

Item 6              Ownership  of More than Five  Percent on Behalf of Another
                    ----------------------------------------------------------
                    Person:
                    See Exhibit A hereto

Item 7              Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                    Acquired  the  Security  Being  Reported on By the Parent
                    Holding Company:
                    Inapplicable

Item 8              Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                    Inapplicable

Item 9              Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                    ------------------------------
                    Inapplicable

Item 10             Certification:
                    By  signing  below,  I  certify  that,  to  the  best  of my
                    knowledge and belief, the securities  referred to above were
                    acquired in the  ordinary  course of  business  and were not
                    acquired  for the  purpose  of and do not have the effect of
                    changing  or  influencing  the control of the issuer of such
                    securities and were not acquired in connection  with or as a
                    participant  in  any  transaction  having  such  purpose  or
                    effect.

SIGNATURE           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                    belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this
                    statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:               October 22, 1999

Signature:          /s/ Merryl Hoffman

Name/Title:         Merryl Hoffman, Vice President






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                                    EXHIBIT A

        The  Board  of  Directors  or  Trustees  of  the  registered  investment
companies  managed by  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  ("OFI") and owning shares of the
issuer can direct the  disposition  of dividends  received by such funds and can
dispose  of such  securities.  Additionally,  OFI shares the power to dispose of
such securities with the Board of Directors or Trustees of such funds;  however,
the  Board  of  Directors  or  Trustees  of  such  fund  has   delegated   these
responsibilities  to OFI as the fund's  investment  advisor under its investment
advisory agreement. OFI has an interest relating to five (5%) percent or more or
such securities as disclosed of Page 2 hereof, by virtue of the interest of five
(5%) or more of such securities of Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income Fund,
as  disclosed  on  pages  3  and 4  hereof.  OFI  disclaims  ownership  of  such
securities, except as expressly stated herein.










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                                    EXHIBIT B

          The undersigned investment company hereby acknowledges and agrees that
a report on Schedule 13G being filed by  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. on or about the
date hereof,  relating to the Common  Stock of Frontier  Oil Corp.,  is filed on
behalf of the undersigned.


Dated:   October 22, 1999





                                    Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income
Fund



                                    By:  /s/ Robert G. Zack

                                            Robert G. Zack
                                            Assistant Secretary






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