UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Long, Dennis R.
4 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX 77046
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
July 1, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Transocean Offshore Inc.
RIG
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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No securities owned | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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No securities owned | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated Eric
B. Brown and Nicolas J. Evanoff to
execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including
any amendments thereto) that the
undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Transocean Offshore
Inc. The authority of Eric B.
Brown and Nicolas J. Evanoff shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
regard to securities of Transocean Offshore Inc., unless earlier revoked in
writing. The undersigned acknowledges
that neither Eric B. Brown nor Nicolas J. Evanoff are assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Date: July 30, 1997
/s/ Dennis R. Long
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ DENNIS R. LONG by NICOLAS J. EVANOFF
DATE
7/30/97
