UNOCAL CORP
11-K, 1994-06-29
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                 FORM 11-K



[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
      For the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1993
                                 -----------------
                                    or

___   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
      For the transition period from               to             .
                                    ---------------   ------------


                       Commission file number 1-8483


                        UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                   -------------------------------------
                         (Full title of the plan)
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                            UNOCAL CORPORATION
                     --------------------------------
          1201 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California   90017
          (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the
          Plan and the address of its principal executive office)
                                     

                                     

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        INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
       -------------------------------------------------------------
                                     
     The  following financial statements reflect the status of  the  Unocal
Profit  Sharing Plan as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the  results  of
its  transactions for each of the three years in the period ended  December
31, 1993.
                                                        Page Number
                                                        -----------
    Statements included herein:
        Report of Independent Accountants                     1
        Statement of Financial Condition                      2
        Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity        2
        Notes to Financial Statements                       3 & 4

     Schedules I, II and III are omitted because the subject matter did not
exist  or the required information is given in the financial statements  or
notes to financial statements.



                     REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                   -------------------------------------
                                     
                                     
The Committee of the Unocal Profit Sharing Plan:

     We  have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition  of
the Unocal Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1993 and 1992,
and the related statement of income and changes in plan equity for each  of
the  three  years  in the period ended December 31, 1993.  These  financial
statements   are   the  responsibility  of  the  Plan's  management.    Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.

     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the  audit  to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of  material  misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test  basis,
evidence   supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in   the   financial
statements.   An  audit  also includes assessing the accounting  principles
used  and  significant estimates made by management, as well as  evaluating
the  overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our  audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In  our  opinion, the financial statements referred to  above  present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Plan as of
December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the results of its transactions for each of
the  three years in the period ended December 31, 1993, in conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.



                                     /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
                                     -----------------------
                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND
                                        June 17, 1994
                                        Los Angeles, California



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                        UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                                     
                                     
                     STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                  --------------------------------------

Thousands of dollars                                    At December 31
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1993         1992
                                                   ---------     --------
Plan Assets and Liabilities                                      
                                                                 
Investments in securities:                                       
Common stock of the Company at market value         $345,844     $304,409
                                                    --------     --------
                                                                 
Funds for investment:                                             
Cash                                                   2,564         2,779
Receivables                                                       
- - - company contributions                                4,472         5,584
- - - members' contributions                                  62            29
- - - members' notes                                       6,700         3,421
                                                     -------       -------
                                                      13,798        11,813
Less: amounts payable for shares purchased                        
and withdrawals of cash                                  551           634
                                                     -------       -------
Total funds for investment                            13,247        11,179
                                                   ---------      --------      
Plan Equity                                         $359,091      $315,588
                                                   =========      ========


              STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
           ----------------------------------------------------
                                     
Thousands of dollars                         For the years ended December 31
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               1993       1992         1991
                                            -------     -------     --------
Investment income:                                                   
Cash dividends                              $ 8,702      $9,648       $9,729
Interest income                                 447         324          374
                                            -------      ------      -------
Total investment income                       9,149       9,972       10,103
                                                                        
Less: Trustee's fees and other expenses         105          86           79
                                             ------      ------      -------
Net investment income                         9,044       9,886       10,024
                                             ------      ------     --------    
Net appreciation (depreciation) in market                               
 value of common stock                       28,366      32,006      (39,513)
                                            -------     -------      --------
                                                                        
Contributions:                                                          
Members                                     23,299       24,162       24,133
Company                                     20,663       18,577       19,047
                                           -------      -------      -------
Total contributions                         43,962       42,739       43,180
                                           -------      -------      -------
                                                                        
Distributions to Members                   (37,869)    (107,130)     (49,303)
                                          ---------    ---------     --------
                                                                        
Net increase (decrease) for the year        43,503      (22,499)     (35,612)
Plan equity at beginning of year           315,588      338,087      373,699
                                          ---------    --------     --------
Plan equity at end of year                $359,091     $315,588     $338,087
                                          ========     ========    =========
                                     
                                     
                    (See Notes to Financial Statements)
                                     
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                        UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


GENERAL

THE PLAN

     The  Unocal  Profit  Sharing Plan (the Plan) provides  for  Union  Oil
Company  of  California d.b.a. Unocal (the Company) contributions  and  for
voluntary contributions by Members.  The funds contributed are invested  by
the  Trustee in common stock of Unocal Corporation.  All shares remain with
the Trustee until delivered to Members upon request for withdrawal or after
termination  of employment.  The Plan is subject to certain  provisions  of
the  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as  a  defined
contribution plan.

     With  respect to the Company Basic Contribution, the Company has  made
quarterly  contributions based on the Company's "adjusted net  income",  as
defined  by the Plan, for that year.  If the total amount of the  Company's
quarterly advances for any year exceeded the required contribution for that
year,  the  excess remains with the Trustee and the Company's  contribution
for  the  succeeding year or years were reduced accordingly.  The Company's
contributions,  less  Trustee's  fees and expenses,  were,  to  the  extent
available,  allocated each quarter to each Member in  the  proportion  that
each Member's "base pay" as defined by the Plan for such quarter had to the
total base pay for such quarter of all participating Members.

     For each of the three years ending December 31, 1993, the Company  has
contributed  to the Plan an amount equal to 1-1/2 percent of  adjusted  net
income as the Company Basic Contribution.

     Voluntary Member contributions can be all pretax, all after-tax, or  a
combination  of  both,  as long as a Member's total contribution  does  not
exceed 15 percent of his base pay.  The pretax contributions are also known
as  401(k)  contributions.  Prior to January 1, 1994, the  Company  matched
member pretax contributions (Company Matching Contributions) to the Plan on
a  dollar-for-dollar  basis,  up  to a  maximum  of  four  percent  of  the
contributing  members  base  pay.   The  Plan  allows  loans  and  hardship
withdrawals from member's pretax accounts.

     Further  information regarding the Plan can be  found  in  the  Unocal
Profit  Sharing  Plan booklet dated January 1, 1990 and  updated  June  28,
1991, January 1, 1993 and December 10, 1993.

     Beginning  January  1,  1994, the Company will match  employee  pretax
401(k) Contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to six percent of the
contributing members base pay. Under Federal regulations effective in 1994,
only  the  first  $150,000  of base pay will be  eligible  for  calculating
employee  and  Company  contributions.  Company  Basic  Contributions  were
discontinued effective January 1, 1994.  Also, effective July 27, 1994, the
Company  may  direct the trustee to use Company Matching  Contributions  to
purchase  shares  of  newly  issued common stock from  Unocal  Corporation,
rather than purchasing existing shares on the open market.

     Beginning  January  1, 1995, Members will be able  to  allocate  their
contributions  among five investment choices which will be available  under
the Plan.  The choices will include Unocal Corporation common stock, Stable
Value  fund  (similar  to a money market fund), Bond  fund,  Balanced  fund
(combination of stocks and bonds) and Equity fund.  Also, in 1995, up to 50
percent of a Member's existing employee contribution account balance may be
directed into any of the five investment choices.  Beginning in 1996, up to
100  percent  of  a Member's employee contribution account balance  may  be
directed  into the alternative investments.  Existing Company  contribution
balances  and future Company Contributions will continue to be invested  in
Unocal Corporation common stock only.

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                        UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
        (Shares and dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
        -----------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

     The  Company  has obtained a ruling dated May 30, 1986, from  the  Los
Angeles  District Director of the Internal Revenue Service  that  the  Plan
meets  the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue  Code  of
1954.   The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.
However, the plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the
Plan  is  currently  designed and being operated  in  compliance  with  the
applicable  requirements  of  the Internal  Revenue  Code.   Therefore,  no
provision  for  income  taxes has been included  in  the  Plan's  financial
statements.   Neither  the Company's contributions  to  the  Plan  nor  the
earnings  of the Plan will be taxable to a Member so long as no withdrawals
are made by the Member from the Plan.

PLAN TERMINATION

     The  Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, but as  future
conditions cannot be foreseen the Company may at any time or from  time  to
time amend or terminate the Plan in whole or part.  An amendment may affect
present as well as future Members, but may not diminish the account of  any
Member  existing on the effective date of such amendment.  The Company  has
no  present intent to discontinue the Company Matching Contributions or  to
terminate the Plan.
                                     
                                     
NOTE 1 - INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

     All  investments in securities are in shares of common stock of Unocal
Corporation.   Such shares are valued at the closing price as reported  for
the  New  York  Stock  Exchange-Composite  Transactions.   For  income  tax
purposes,  the tax basis of shares held by the Plan must exclude  the  gain
realized  on  the  exchange of shares for Unocal Notes in the  1985  Tender
Offer.   The  amount  of gain included in the cost was $2,326  at  year-end
1993.
                                                        At December 31
                                                    --------------------
                                                       1993         1992
                                                    -------      -------
                                                                    
        Number of shares held by the Plan            12,407       11,938
        Cost:                                                       
          Aggregate amount                         $233,589     $210,343
          Average per share                         $18.830      $17.620
        Market value:                                               
          Aggregate amount                         $345,844     $304,409
          Price per share                           $27.875      $25.500

   On June 15, 1994, the closing market price for common stock was
   $28.50 per share.


NOTE 2 - UNREALIZED AND REALIZED APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENT IN COMMON STOCK

        Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1990          $139,057
        Net decrease during 1991                               (53,302)
                                                              ---------
        Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1991            85,755
        Net increase during 1992                                 8,311
                                                              ---------
        Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1992            94,066
        Net increase during 1993                                18,189
                                                              ---------
        Unrealized appreciation at December 31, 1993          $112,255
                                                              =========
                                                      

     The  net  increase  (decrease)  during  a  particular  year  primarily
represents the current year unrealized appreciation or depreciation on  the
common  stock  held  at year end, less unrealized appreciation  from  prior
years  on  the  common  stock  distributed during  the  year.   For  shares
distributed in 1993, 1992 and 1991, realized appreciation totaled  $10,177,
$23,695 and $13,789, respectively.

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                        UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
        (Shares and dollars in thousands except per share amounts)


    During  the  period January 1, 1994 through June 15, 1994,  the  market
value of the common stock held at December 31, 1993 increased by $7,756.


Note 3 - Forfeitures by Members

   Amounts in the Company contribution accounts forfeited are as follows:

                   Company Basic             Company Matching
            -------------------------    -----------------------
                   Common Stock              Common stock
            -------------------------    -----------------------
              Shares   Cost     Cash     Shares    Cost   Cash
              ------  -----    -----     ------   -----  ------
     1993       6     $ 163    $  50      10      $ 258  $  50
     1992      14     $ 344    $  62      22      $ 579  $ 135
     1991       8     $ 203    $  39       5      $ 137  $  76

   The  amounts  of Company Basic Contribution forfeited were  combined  with
current  employer  contributions for allocation to continuing  Members.   The
amounts  of  forfeited Company Matching Contributions  were  used  to  reduce
subsequent Company contributions to the Plan.

    Effective  the  first  quarter  of  1994,  Company  Basic  Contribution
forfeitures will be offset against trustee fees, auditor fees, and  postage
expenses of the Plan.  To the extent Company Basic Contribution forfeitures
exceed  trustee  fees, auditor fees, and postage expenses, the  balance  of
such forfeitures will be allocated to Plan members resulting in a reduction
in  the  average cost of shares allocated in such calendar quarter.  Should
the  trustee  fees, auditor fees, and postage expenses exceed  the  Company
Basic  Contribution forfeitures, Company Matching Contribution  forfeitures
will  be  used  to  offset  the balance of such  fees  and  expenses.   The
remaining  Company  Matching  Contribution  forfeitures  will  be  credited
against the next Company Matching Contribution.

                                     
                                     
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                                 SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Committee  appointed by the Board of Directors  of  the  Company  to
administer  the Plan has duly caused this Annual Report to be  signed  by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                            UNOCAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                            --------------------------
                                   (Name of Plan)




                          By:/s/ CHARLES S. McDOWELL
                             -----------------------
                             (Charles S. McDowell, Member,
                             Committee of the Unocal
                             Profit Sharing Plan)
                                     
                                     
Date  June 29, 1994
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