SCHEDULE 13G
Transocean Offshore Inc.
Common Stock - $.01 par value
Cusip #:893-817-10-6
Item 1: Reporting
Person - Tiger Management L.L.C.
Item 4: Delaware
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 3,760,700
Item 7: -0-
Item 8: 3,760,700
Item 9: 3,760,700
Item 11: 7.4%
Item 12: IA
Cusip #: 893-817-10-6
Item 1: Reporting Person - Tiger
Performance L.L.C.
Item 4: Delaware
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 2,181,800
Item 7: -0-
Item 8: 2,181,800
Item 9: 2,181,800
Item 11: 4.3%
Item 12: IA
Cusip #: 893-817-10-6
Item 1: Reporting Person - Julian H.
Robertson, Jr.
Item 4: U.S.
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 5,942,500
Item 7: -0-
Item 8: 5,942,500
Item 9: 5,942,500
Item 11: 11.7%
Item 12: IN
Item 1(a) Transocean Offshore Inc.
Item 1(b) 4 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046
Item 2(a) This statement is filed on behalf of
Tiger Management L.L.C.("TMLLC") and Tiger
Performance L.L.C. ("TPLLC").
Julian H. Robertson, Jr. is the ultimate
controlling person of TMLLC and TPLLC.
Item 2(b) The address of each reporting person is
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178
Item 2(c) Incorporated by reference to item (4) of
the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
Item 2(d) Common Stock $.01 par value
Item 2(e) 893-817-10-6
Item 3. TMLLC and TPLLC are investment advisers
registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers
Act of 1940.
Item 4. Ownership as of September 30, 1997 is
incorporated by reference to items (5) - (9) and
(11) of the cover page pertaining to each reporting
person.
Item 5. Not applicable
Item 6. Other persons are known to have the right to
receive dividends from, or proceeds from the sale
of, such securities. The interest of one such
person, The Jaguar Fund N.V., a Netherlands Antilles
corporation, is more than 5%.
Item 7. Not applicable
Item 8. Not applicable
Item 9. Not applicable
Item 10. 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.
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.
October 10, 1997
TIGER MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
TIGER PERFORMANCE L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
JULIAN H. ROBERTSON, JR.
By: /s/ Nolan Altman,
Under Power of Attorney
Dated: January 27, 1995,
On File with Schedule 13G for Kohl's Corp.
2/7/95
EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13G
dated October 10, 1997 relating to shares of
common stock of Transocean Offshore Inc. shall
be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.
TIGER MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
TIGER PERFORMANCE L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
JULIAN H. ROBERTSON, JR.
By: /s/ Nolan Altman,
Under Power of Attorney
Dated: January 27, 1995,
On File with Schedule 13G for Kohl's
Corp. 2/7/95
