UNOCAL CORP
10-Q, 1994-08-12
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                    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, 1994
                                       --------------
                                    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 1-8483

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


        
                    DELAWARE                           95-3825062
                    --------                           -----------
         (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)



     1201 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California       90017
     --------------------------------------------------------------
        (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


    Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (213) 977-7600




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[ ]


Number of shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, outstanding as of July 31,
1994:  242,642,330






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                      PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS                                        UNOCAL CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

                                               For the Three Months   For the Six Months
                                                  Ended June 30          Ended June 30
                                              -------------------------------------------

Dollars in millions except per share amounts       1994      1993      1994       1993
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
            
<S>                                             <C>       <C>      <C>         <C>
Revenues                                                                       
Sales and operating revenues (a)                 $2,023    $2,041    $3,852     $4,245
Interest, dividends and miscellaneous income          4        20        53         35
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies           28        22        52         44
Gain (loss) on sales of assets                      (10)       15         4         92
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   Total revenues                                 2,045     2,098     3,961      4,416
                                                                               
Costs and Other Deductions                                                     
Crude oil and product purchases                     783       820     1,394      1,724
Operating expense                                   400       425       832        839
Selling, administrative and general expense         128       125       248        249
Depreciation, depletion and amortization            267       238       539        472
Dry hole costs                                       10        10        34         18
Exploration expense                                  29        28        54         55
Interest expense                                     67        76       141        157
Excise, property and other operating taxes (a)      265       216       518        492
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   Total costs and other deductions               1,949     1,938     3,760      4,006
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes                         96       160       201        410
Income taxes                                         46        72        97        181
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before cumulative effect of                                            
 accounting changes                                  50        88       104        229
Cumulative effect of accounting changes               -         -         -       (130)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Earnings                                      $  50     $  88    $  104     $   99
Dividends on preferred stock                          9         9        18         18
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock           $  41     $  79    $   86     $   81
                                                  ========================================             

Earnings per share of common stock (b)                                         
 Before cumulative effect of accounting                                         
   changes                                        $ .16     $ .33    $  .35     $  .88
 Cumulative effect of accounting changes              -         -         -       (.54)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Net earnings per share                           $ .16     $ .33    $  .35     $  .34
                                                                               
Cash dividends declared per share of                                     
  common stock                                   $ .200    $ .175    $ .400     $ .350
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           

(a)  Includes consumer excise taxes of           $  234    $  177    $  457     $  414
(b)  Based on net earnings applicable to                                         
     common stock divided by weighted average                                  
     shares outstanding (in thousands)          242,210   241,124   241,926    240,981
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
              See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
                                     -1-


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                               UNOCAL CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

                                                     June 30  December 31
                                                     ---------------------
Millions of Dollars                                     1994         1993
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<S>                                                  <C>          <C>
Assets                                                              
Current assets                                                      
 Cash and cash equivalents                           $   150      $   205
 Accounts and notes receivable                                      
   Trade                                                 892          877
   Refundable income taxes                                84          114
 Inventories                                                        
   Crude oil                                              28           44
   Refined products                                      152          146
   Chemicals                                              29           55
   Minerals                                               15           15
   Supplies, merchandise and other                        76           66
 Other current assets                                     55           56
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     Total current assets                              1,481        1,578
Investments and long-term receivables                    889          847
Properties (net of accumulated depreciation and                     
 other allowances of $12,025 in 1994 and $11,667                     
 in 1993)                                              6,596        6,723
Other assets                                              87          106
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          Total assets                                $9,053       $9,254
===========================================================================

Liabilities                                                         
Current liabilities                                                 
 Accounts payable                                    $   613      $   735
 Taxes payable                                           172          208
 Current portion of long-term debt and                              
    capital lease obligations                             55           54
 Interest payable                                         69           92
 Other current liabilities                                98          107
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     Total current liabilities                         1,007        1,196
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations           3,444        3,468
Deferred income taxes                                    828          875
Other deferred credits and liabilities                   636          586
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 Total liabilities                                     5,915        6,125
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Stockholders' Equity                                                
Preferred stock ($0.10 par value; stated at              513          513
 liquidation value of $50 per share)
Common stock  ($1 par value)                             242          241
Capital in excess of par value                           191          163
Foreign currency translation adjustment                  (12)          (5)
Unearned portion of restricted stock issued              (15)         (13)
Retained earnings                                      2,219        2,230
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  Total stockholders' equity                           3,138        3,129
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     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $9,053       $9,254
===========================================================================

              See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS                               UNOCAL CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

                                                       For the Six Months
                                                         Ended June 30
                                                      --------------------
Millions of Dollars                                     1994         1993
<S>                                                   <C>            <C>       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                         
Net earnings                                           $ 104         $ 99
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to                     
 net cash provided by operating activities                   
  Cumulative effect of accounting changes                  -          130
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization               539          472
  Dry hole costs                                          34           18
  Deferred income taxes                                  (38)          48
  Gain on sales of assets (before-tax)                    (4)         (92)
  Other                                                   68           39
  Working capital and other changes related                  
    to operations
     Accounts and notes receivable                        20          117
     Inventories                                          23          (24)
     Accounts payable                                   (127)         (38)
     Taxes payable                                       (36)        (140)
     Other                                               (55)        (136)
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      Net cash provided by operating activities          528          493
                                                             
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                         
  Capital expenditures (includes dry hole costs)        (518)        (489)
  Proceeds from sales of assets                           55          546
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      Net cash provided by (used in) investing               
        activities                                      (463)          57
                                                             
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                         
  Long-term borrowings                                   547           44
  Reduction of long-term debt and capital                    
    lease obligations                                   (570)        (462)
  Dividends paid on preferred stock                      (18)         (18)
      Dividends paid on common stock                     (97)         (84)
  Other                                                   18            -
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      Net cash used in financing activities             (120)        (520)
                                                             
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         (55)          30
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year           205          157
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $150         $187
                                                             


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow                         
   information:
 Cash paid during the period for:                            
  Interest (net of amount capitalized)                  $151       $170
  Income taxes (net of refunds)                         $155       $204

</TABLE>                                                 
                                                             
                     See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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                NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                (Unaudited)

(1) The  consolidated  financial statements included  herein  are  unaudited
    and,  in  the  opinion of management, include all adjustments  necessary
    for   a   fair  presentation  of  financial  position  and  results   of
    operations.   All adjustments are of a normal recurring  nature,  except
    for  items discussed in Note 4.  Such financial statements are presented
    in  accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's  disclosure
    requirements for Form 10-Q.

    These  interim  consolidated  financial statements  should  be  read  in
    conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes  to
    Consolidated  Financial Statements filed with the Commission  in  Unocal
    Corporation's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
   
    Results  for  the  three and six months ended June  30,  1994,  are  not
    necessarily indicative of future financial results.

(2) For  the purpose of this report, Unocal Corporation and its consolidated
    subsidiary,  Union  Oil  Company  of California  (Union  Oil),  will  be
    referred to as "Unocal" or "the company".

(3) Contingent Liabilities:

    The  company  has  received  Notices of Proposed  Adjustments  from  the
    Internal  Revenue Service (IRS) related to a 1985 takeover  attempt  and
    the  efforts  undertaken to defeat it.  These proposed  IRS  adjustments
    would  increase the company's 1985 taxable income by up to $607 million,
    of  which  $201 million would result in decreases to taxable  income  in
    subsequent years.

    The  company believes that it has substantial legal defenses to the  IRS
    proposed   adjustments.   Upon  receipt  of  the  Notice   of   Proposed
    Deficiency  for  1985  (expected October  1,  1994),  the  company  will
    protest the proposed adjustments to the Appeals section of the IRS.

    In  the opinion of management, a successful outcome in these disputes is
    reasonably  likely.   Although considered unlikely, substantial  adverse
    decisions  could  have  a  material effect on  the  company's  operating
    results  and  financial condition in a given year when such matters  are
    resolved.

(4) 1993 Accounting Changes:

    (a) Effective   January  1,  1993,  the  company  adopted  Statement   of
        Financial   Accounting   Standards  (SFAS)   No.   106,   "Employers'
        Accounting  for  Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions."   This
        accounting  standard requires the company to recognize its obligation
        to  provide  postretirement health care benefits and to  accrue  such
        costs  rather  than  recording them on a cash basis.   The  actuarial
        present   value  of  the  accumulated  postretirement   health   care
        obligation  existing  at  January  1,  1993  was  recognized  in  the
        Consolidated  Earnings  Statement as  the  cumulative  effect  of  an
        accounting  change, resulting in a charge to the first  quarter  1993
        earnings  of $192 million before tax ($121 million after  tax  or  50
        cents per common share).
 
    (b) The  company  also adopted SFAS No. 112, "Employers'  Accounting  for
        Postemployment Benefits," effective January 1, 1993.  This  statement
        requires   the  company  to  recognize  its  obligation  to   provide
        benefits,  such  as  workers' compensation  and  disabled  employees'
        medical  care,  to former or inactive employees after employment  but
        before  retirement.  The charge to earnings for the cumulative effect
        of  the  company's unfunded obligation prior to 1993, was $14 million
        before tax ($9 million after tax or 4 cents per common share).

(5) Capitalized interest totaled $9 million for the second quarter 1994  and
    $18  million for the first six months of 1994.  For the same periods  of
    1993,  $10  million  and  $17  million  of  interest  were  capitalized,
    respectively.

                                     -4-

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          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
                                (Unaudited)


(6) Between March 24 and April 27, 1994, the company issued $179 million  in
    Medium  Term Notes with interest rates ranging from 6.33% to  7.24%  and
    maturity  dates ranging from February 1997 to March 2001.  The  proceeds
    were used to refinance maturing and callable debt.

    In   August  1994,  Union  Oil  and  the  company  filed  a  new   shelf
    registration  statement with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  to
    register  for offering and sale, from time to time, up to $1 billion  of
    debt  securities of Union Oil, to be guaranteed as to payment by Unocal,
    equity securities of Unocal and warrants to purchase such securities.

(7) Certain  items  in  the  prior  year  financial  statements  have   been
    reclassified to conform to the 1994 classification.






                                     -5-

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
UNOCAL CORPORATION                                                   OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
                                     

                                               For the Three Months   For the Six Months
                                                  Ended June 30          Ended June 30
                                              -------------------------------------------

                                                 1994     1993      1994       1993
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<S>                                             <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>
NET DAILY PRODUCTION (a)                                                             
Crude oil and condensate (thousand barrels):                                         
United States                                    139.8    148.2     140.9      150.4
                                                 -----    -----     -----      -----
Foreign:                                                                              
         Far East                                 86.3     68.3      81.9       68.6
         Other                                    37.6     28.9      37.7       30.2
                                                 -----     ----     -----       ----
            Total Foreign                        123.9     97.2     119.6       98.8
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           
Worldwide                                        263.7    245.4     260.5      249.2
                                                
                                                                                     
Natural Gas (million cubic feet):                                                    
United States                                    1,119       916      1,118       918
                                                 -----      ----      -----      ----
Foreign:                                                                             
         Far East                                  573       645       581        643
         Other                                      34        47        66         57
                                                  ----      ----      ----       ----
            Total Foreign                          607       692       647        700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           
Worldwide                                        1,726      1,608     1,765      1,618
                                                 
                                                                                     
Natural gas liquids (thousand barrels)            21.9       19.6      20.6       19.6
                                                                                    
Geothermal (million kilowatt-hours)               20.7       19.5      20.1       20.8
                                                                                     
Input to crude oil processing units                                                  
   (thousand barrels daily) (b)                    305        292       300        286
                                                                                     
Sales of petroleum products                                                          
   (thousand barrels daily) (b)                    309        331       308        355
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
AVERAGE SALES PRICES                                                                 
Crude oil and condensate (per barrel):                                               
United States                                    $13.59    $15.47    $12.03     $14.92
Foreign:                                                                             
         Far East                                $14.39    $16.31    $13.83     $13.47
         Other                                   $14.41    $17.82    $13.28     $17.46
            Total Foreign                        $14.40    $16.82    $13.61     $16.42
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           
Worldwide                                        $13.92    $15.93    $12.64     $15.41
                                                     
                                                                                     
Natural gas (per thousand cubic feet):                                               
United States                                     $1.84     $2.07     $1.96      $1.94
Foreign:                                                                             
         Far East                                 $1.99     $2.10     $2.00      $2.10
         Other                                    $1.84     $1.77     $1.79      $1.50
            Total Foreign                         $1.99     $2.09     $1.98      $2.03
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           
Worldwide                                         $1.89     $2.08     $1.97      $1.98

</TABLE>

(a) Includes net profits type agreements on a gross basis.
(b) Includes the company's 50% equity portion of The UNO-VEN Company.

                                     -6-

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                  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
               FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unocal's  net earnings for the second quarter of 1994 were $50 million,  or
16  cents per common share, compared with $88 million in the second quarter
of  1993, or 33 cents per common share.  For the first six months of  1994,
net  earnings  were  $104  million, or 35 cents  per  common  share.   This
compares  with  six-month 1993 earnings of $99 million,  or  34  cents  per
common  share.   The comparability of the company's reported  earnings  for
these periods is affected by the following special items:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

 
                                                     For the Three Months  For the Six Months                                       
                                                        Ended June 30          Ended June
                                                     --------------------  ------------------
     Millions of dollars                                 1994      1993     1994       1993
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                    
     <S>                                                <C>       <C>       <C>     <C>
     Special items:                                                            
      Cumulative effect of accounting changes:                                 
         For postretirement benefits (SFAS 106)          $  -      $ -      $  -     $(121)
         For postemployment benefits (SFAS 112)             -        -         -        (9)
      Write-down of investment and provision for                               
       abandonment and remediation of the
       Guadalupe oil field                                 (4)       -       (27)        -
      Litigation                                            -       (8)      (17)       (9)
      Mesa settlement                                       -        -        24         -
      Asset sales                                          (6)      10         2        57
      Other                                                (5)      (2)       (5)       (5)
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total                                             $(15)     $ -      $(23)   $  (87)

</TABLE>

Excluding  the  special items, second quarter 1994 net  earnings  were  $65
million,  or  23 cents per common share, compared with $88 million,  or  33
cents  per  common share, in the second quarter of 1993. The 1994  year-to-
date earnings, excluding special items, were $127 million, or 45 cents  per
common  share, compared with $186 million, or 70 cents per common share,  a
year  ago.   Both the quarter and year-to-date results reflected the  steep
decline in crude oil prices from a year ago, which were partially offset by
higher worldwide crude oil and natural gas production.

The  1994 year-to-date consolidated revenues were $3.96 billion, down  from
$4.42  billion  in  the  same period a year ago.   Total  costs  and  other
deductions for the six months were $3.76 billion, compared to $4.01 billion
for  1994 and 1993, respectively.  The decrease in both revenues and  costs
reflects the sale of several businesses during 1993 and the continued phase-
out of Southeastern retail gasoline marketing operations.

PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION.  Earnings for the second quarter 1994
totaled $79 million, compared with $113 million in 1993.  For the six-month
period,  earnings were $150 million in 1994, compared with $255 million  in
1993.   Both the 1994 quarter and six-month periods included special  items
related  to asset sales and charges for the Guadalupe oil field, while  the
1993  periods included net gains from asset sales.  Excluding these special
items,  petroleum exploration and production second quarter  earnings  were
$92  million and $122 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively, and the  six-
month  1994  earnings were $179 million, compared with $242 million  during
the same period a year ago.

The  charges for the Guadalupe oil field, located on the central  coast  of
California,   included  a  provision  for  the  write-down  of  investment,
abandonment  and  remediation  of  the field.   The  provision  covers  the
remediation and cleanup efforts currently underway from leaks of a  diesel-
like  additive, called diluent, that was formerly used to help produce  the
heavy crude oil.

The  decline  in operating earnings was principally due to lower  worldwide
crude  oil prices.  The average sales price for worldwide crude oil in  the
second quarter of 1994 was $13.92 per barrel, down from $15.93 per barrel a
year  ago.   For  the six-month period, the 1994 average  sales  price  was
$12.64 versus $15.41 in 1993.

                                     -7-
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The  results  also  reflect the earnings benefit  of  an  increase  in  the
company's  worldwide  production of crude oil and  natural  gas.   Although
domestic crude oil production continued to decline mainly due to the  asset
divestment program, the decrease was more than offset by increased  foreign
production  from  Indonesia  and  the Netherlands.   Domestic  natural  gas
production  was  up  22  percent from a year ago  due  to  the  accelerated
development  program  initiated  in 1993.   The  decrease  in  foreign  gas
production was primarily due to reduced pipeline allocation in Thailand.

REFINING,  MARKETING AND TRANSPORTATION.  Unocal's refining, marketing  and
transportation  segment  recorded earnings of $38  million  in  the  second
quarter  of 1994, compared with $46 million a year ago.  Earnings  for  the
first  six  months  were $79 million, compared with $94  million  in  1993.
Excluding the special items, primarily asset sales, the operating  earnings
were  $37  million and $32 million in the second quarter of 1994 and  1993,
respectively, and the six-month earnings were $78 million in 1994, compared
with $80 million in 1993.

The  results  for  both the six months and second quarter  reflected  lower
average  sales prices for refined products, which were partially offset  by
lower  raw  material costs.  Petroleum product sales volumes  were  308,000
barrels  per day in 1994, down from 355,000 barrels per day in  1993.   The
decline was mainly due to the sale of the auto/truckstop system in 1993 and
the   continued  phase-out  of  Southeastern  retail  gasoline   marketing.
However,  the  company's West Coast U.S. petroleum product six-month  sales
volumes  increased 9 percent in 1994, compared to the same  period  a  year
ago.

The  company's equity in earnings from The UNO-VEN Company, a refining  and
marketing partnership in the Midwest, is expected to be lower in the  third
quarter  due to a regularly scheduled maintenance shut-down at its  Chicago
Refinery.   The  work  is  scheduled to begin in  mid-July 1994, with  full
production being resumed in early September.

CHEMICALS.  Chemicals operations recorded earnings of $13 million  for  the
second  quarter  and $22 million for the first six months  of  1994.   This
compares  with  $16 million and $28 million for the same periods  in  1993,
respectively.   The  quarter  and  year-to-date  results  reflected   lower
earnings from the sale of petroleum coke.

GEOTHERMAL.   Earnings for the second quarter of 1994 were $9  million,  up
from  $6  million  in 1993.  Six-month earnings were $14 million  in  1994,
compared  with  $38 million in 1993.  However, the six-month 1993  earnings
included a $26 million after-tax gain in the first quarter from the sale of
the  geothermal  Imperial Valley (California) assets and other  exploration
properties.

CORPORATE AND OTHER.   Second  quarter  1994  corporate  expenses  and  the
results of other businesses were $89 million, compared with $93 million for
the  same  period  in  1993. For the six-month period, expenses  were  $161
million in 1994 and $186 million in 1993.   Adjusted for special items, net
expense  for corporate and other for the second quarter was $86 million  in
1994, versus $88 million for the same period a year ago. Six month expenses
were  $166  million and $177 million for 1994 and 1993, respectively.   The
decreases reflected lower net interest expense.

The  1994  six-month special items included a $24 million benefit from  the
settlement of a lawsuit against Mesa Petroleum, resulting from the takeover
attempt in 1985.  Additional special items included in the results for each
reporting period are unusual litigation expenses and asset sales.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND CAPTIAL EXPENDITURES

For the six months of 1994, cash flows from operating activities, including
working  capital changes, were $528 million, up from $493 million  in  1993.
The  increase reflects higher gas revenues and the Mesa lawsuit  settlement,
which were largely offset by lower crude oil prices.

Proceeds  from  asset sales were $55 million for the first  six  months  of
1994,  compared to $546 million in the same period a year  ago.   The  1994
proceeds  were mainly from the sale of nonstrategic oil and gas properties,
while  1993  included $224 million from the sale of the company's  Imperial
Valley  (California)  geothermal assets and  other  geothermal  exploration
properties,  $177  million  from the sale of  the  national  auto/truckstop
network and the balance from the sale of miscellaneous nonstrategic assets,
including oil and gas properties.

                                     -8-
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Capital expenditures for the six-months 1994 totaled $518 million, compared
with  $489  million  a year ago.  The increase primarily reflects  refinery
construction to prepare for manufacturing reformulated gasoline.

Consolidated working capital at June 30, 1994 was $474 million, an increase
of $92 million from the 1993 year-end level of $382 million.  The company's
total  debt was $3,499 million, a decrease of $23 million from the year-end
1993 level.

OTHER MATTERS

The  company has received Notices of Proposed Adjustments from the Internal
Revenue  Service  related  to  a  1985 takeover  attempt  and  the  efforts
undertaken to defeat it.  For more information, see Note 3 in the Notes  to
Consolidated Financial Statements on page 4 of this report.

OUTLOOK

Worldwide  crude  oil  prices improved during the second  quarter  and  are
expected  to remain stable in the third quarter. This improvement  combined
with increasing production levels should benefit Unocal in the future.  The
demand for natural gas in the United States continues to be strong with the
current  supply  of  natural gas able to meet the  demand.   Therefore,  no
improvement in prices is expected in the third quarter.

The  company's worldwide production of natural gas is expected  to  average
about 1,780 million cubic feet per day during the full-year 1994, up nearly
11  percent  from the 1993 level.  Crude oil and condensate  production  is
expected  to  average 258,000 barrels per day for the  full-year  1994,  up
nearly 5 percent from 1993.

The  company continues to work toward its asset sales targets.  Through the
first six months of 1994, the company has realized proceeds of $611 million
(after  tax)  from asset sales under the program announced in  April  1992.
This represents 87 percent of the goal to generate at least $700 million in
after-tax proceeds by May 1994.  Although the goal was not met by May 1994,
due mainly to soft market conditions, the company has identified additional
assets that it plans to sell to meet the goal by year-end 1994.

Unocal  has  recently received expressions of interest from four  different
firms  in  purchasing  the company's crude oil and natural  gas  assets  in
California.   The  company plans to determine if a sales agreement  can  be
reached that would be in the best interest of Unocal's stockholders.  If  a
sale  is  completed, the proceeds would give Unocal additional  flexibility
and  financial strength to pursue and accelerate development of significant
growth  opportunities in Unocal's strategic areas of interest, such as  the
Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Asia.

The  company  recently announced a major reorganization  of  its  corporate
management  that would change the operating outlook of the company  in  the
future.  For more detailed information, see the Current Report on Form  8-K
dated and filed June 27, 1994, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                     -9-

<PAGE>
                                     
                        PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

          1.     In  June  1994, the EPA filed an administrative  complaint
             against  the  company  seeking $252,000 in  civil  penalties  for
             alleged  late filing of certain reports regarding gas  processing
             plant   inventories  under  the  Toxic  Substances  Control   Act
             Inventory  Update  Rule.   In light of  the  ambiguities  in  the
             application  of  the  rule to natural gas  streams,  the  company
             intends to appeal this complaint.

          2.    Unocal and the operator of one of its product terminals are
             finalizing  negotiations with the California Air Resources  Board
             regarding    prior   gasoline   additive   concentration    level
             deficiencies (reported in the first quarter 1994 Form 10-Q  Legal
             Proceedings).  Unocal will pay a total civil penalty of $526,666.

          3.     The State of Arizona filed suit against Unocal in Superior
             Court  of Maricopa County, Arizona, in April 1994, seeking  civil
             penalties  of  $10,000 per day for each underground storage  tank
             allegedly  violating  the underground storage  tank  regulations.
             Such penalties could exceed $100,000.

          4.     The Casmalia waste site in Casmalia, California, should be
             added to the list of clean-up sites reported as Item No. 1 in the
             1993 Form 10-K Legal Proceedings.

          5.     Citizens  for a Better Environment, et al,  v.  Union  Oil
             Company  of  California, No. C94-0712, filed in federal  district
             court in San Francisco in March 1994, alleges that as of February
             28,  1994,  Unocal's  refinery  at  Rodeo,  California,  was   in
             violation  of  the  selenium  limit  in  its  National  Pollutant
             Discharge Elimination System permit.  By a prior Cease and Desist
             Order issued after notice and hearing, the permitting agency, the
             California Regional Water Quality Control Board, had deferred  to
             July  1998  the  effective  date of the  selenium  limitation  in
             question.   Unocal  denies that the limits asserted  by  Citizens
             have   been  in  effect,  and  therefore  denies  any  violation.
             Unocal's motion to dismiss the Citizens action was denied by  the
             trial  court  on July 8, 1994.  Unocal believes that the  Court's
             ruling  is in error, and that it conflicts with precedent in  two
             other federal circuits.  In the event that Unocal is unsuccessful
             in  obtaining  interlocutory review of the  Court's  ruling,  the
             company  could  suffer a trial court judgment  for  penalties  in
             excess  of  $100,000.  An appeal of any such  judgment  would  be
             likely.

          6.     Settlement  discussions on the past cost  portion  of  the
             McColl  dumpsite litigation (reported as Item No. 5 in  the  1993
             Form 10-K Legal Proceedings) have been completed.  The settlement
             is awaiting judicial approval.  Unocal's share of the $18 million
             settlement is $3,375,000.

          7.     The  company  and the State of Ohio negotiated  an  Agreed
             Addendum  to  the  Consent  Order for further  investigation  and
             interim remedies at the Ashland Petroleum terminal/refinery  site
             (reported as Item No. 8 in the 1993 Form 10-K Legal Proceedings).
             The  Agreed  Addendum to the Consent Order was entered  effective
             April  7,  1994.   The State's complaint also seeks  past  costs,
             damages, an injunction ordering clean-up, and civil penalties.

       The  above items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are in addition to items  reported
       under  Item  3 of Unocal Corporation's Form 10-K for the year  ended
       December 31, 1993, as amended.


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)  Exhibits

             3     Bylaws of Unocal, as amended July  25,  1994,  and 
                   currently in effect  (incorporated  by reference  to  
                   Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement  on Form S-3 of 
                   Union Oil Company of California and Unocal, Nos.
                   33-54861 and 33-54861-01).

                                     -10-

<PAGE>

             10    Employment   Agreement, effective July 1, 1994, between 
                   Union Oil  Company  of  California  and Lawrence M. Higby.

             11    Statement re computation  of earnings per common share.

             12.1  Statement re  computation  of ratio of earnings to fixed
                    charges.

             12.2  Statement re  computation  of ratio of earnings to combined
                    fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.

        (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

          During the second quarter of 1994:

          1.  Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed April 25, 1994,  for
              the  purpose  of reporting, under Item 5, Unocal's  1994  first
              quarter earnings.
          
          2.  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 27, 1994,  for
              the    purpose   of   reporting,   under   Item   5,   Unocal's
              reorganization.
          
          3.  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 28, 1994,  for
              the  purpose  of reporting, under Item 5, discussions  for  the
              sale of Unocal's producing assets in California.
          
          During  the third quarter of 1994 to date of the filing  of  this
            second quarter Form 10-Q:
          
          1.  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated and filed July 22, 1994,  for
              the  purpose of reporting, under Item 5, and filing, under Item
              7,  an  opinion  of legal counsel concerning the Unocal  Profit
              Sharing Plan.
          
          2.  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated and filed July 25, 1994,  for
              the  purpose  of reporting, under Item 5, Unocal's 1994  second
              quarter and six months earnings.
          
                                     -11-
          
<PAGE>
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                 SIGNATURE


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.



                                      UNOCAL CORPORATION
                                      -------------------
                                        (Registrant)






Dated: August 11, 1994           By:  CHARLES S. MCDOWELL
- ----------------------                --------------------
                                      Charles S. McDowell,
                                      Vice President and Comptroller





                                     -12-




                                                              EXHIBIT 10

                           EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


      Union  Oil  Company of California ("Unocal") and  Lawrence  M.  Higby
("Employee") hereby agree that Employee shall provide personal services  to
Unocal  effective July 1, 1994 in accordance with the following  terms  and
conditions:


          1.    Employee  shall  have the title of President,  76  Products
          Company  and shall function as a group Vice-President responsible
          for  refining  and  marketing  activities.   Employee  shall   be
          assigned  such  duties and responsibilities as  established  from
          time  to  time by R. C. Beach, Chief Executive Officer and  Chief
          Operating Officer of Unocal, or his successor or delegate.

          2.    Employee shall be compensated for such services at  a  base
          salary  of  $25,833.38  per calendar month.   Employee  shall  be
          eligible  for  consideration for subsequent salary  increases  in
          accordance with Company practices and standards.

          3.    The  term of this Agreement shall be for a period of  three
          years  beginning  July 1, 1994 and ending June  30,  1997  unless
          Employee  shall  die, become unable or unwilling to  perform  his
          duties  under  this Agreement, resign, or engage  in  misconduct.
          This  Agreement shall terminate automatically on June  30,  1997.
          However,  the obligation of paragraphs 6 and 9 shall survive  the
          termination of this Agreement.

          4.    Employee  shall be eligible for grants under the  Company's
          Long-Term Incentive Plan of 1991 in accordance with the terms  of
          said  plan  and  the practices of the Company.   In  addition  to
          grants  made  at  the normal period, the Chief Executive  Officer
          will recommend to the Compensation Committee of the Board that  a
          pro-rata  grant of stock options and Performance Share Awards  be
          made to Employee during 1994.

          5.    Employee shall be an employee of Unocal. As such,  Employee
          shall  be eligible for and subject to Unocal's benefit plans  and
          employment  policies  that  are generally  applicable  to  Unocal
          employees  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  said  plans  and
          policies.  Employee shall be subject to all of Unocal's  policies
          and   standards  of  conduct  except  as  otherwise  specifically
          provided herein.
<PAGE>

                             - 2 -

          6.   Employee recognizes that any business, economic or technical
          information pertaining to his assignment and/or the technology of
          Unocal Corporation, Union Oil Company of California or of any  of
          its  subsidiaries or affiliates (jointly referred to as  "Union")
          which  is  received or developed by Employee in  connection  with
          Employee's  work  hereunder, or which is otherwise  disclosed  to
          Employee  by  Union  either orally or in  writing,  is  the  sole
          property  of  Union.   Employee agrees to keep  such  information
          confidential and not to use such information except in the course
          of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement.  Employee shall
          not  divulge  such  information to  non-Union  personnel,  unless
          authorized  to  do so by a writing directed to  him  by  Unocal's
          Chief   Executive   Officer  either  while  performing   services
          hereunder  or  thereafter.  The foregoing  obligation  shall  not
          apply  to  information  which Employee can  show  either  (i)  is
          already known to Employee from non-Union sources, or (ii)  is  or
          becomes part of the public domain, other than by the wrongful act
          of Employee.

          7.    This  Agreement is for Employee's unique personal  services
          and may not be assigned or delegated by him unless authorized  in
          writing by the individual designated in Section 1.

          8.   Employee will be eligible for immediate participation in the
          Unocal  Incentive  Compensation Plan.  The "target  award"  under
          said  plan  shall  be  20% of his annual  base  salary  rate  for
          calendar year 1994.  Thereafter, Employee's target award will  be
          determined  in  accordance with the terms of said  plan  and  the
          practices  generally  applicable  to  participants.   The  actual
          payment of any award shall be subject to the general rules of the
          plan,  including  without limitation, achievement  of  individual
          goals,   the  Company's  relative  return  to  shareholders   and
          satisfaction of the financial criteria of the plan.

          9.    In  the event that the Employee resigns, is terminated  for
          misconduct, dies or is unable or unwilling to continue to  render
          the services for which he was retained, no further payments under
          this  Agreement shall be due.  If the Employee is terminated  for
          any  other  reason  during the term of this  Agreement,  Employee
          shall be entitled to his base salary for the greater of one  year
          or  the remaining term of this Agreement.  Employee shall also be
          entitled to a supplemental payment so that to the extent  he  has
          elected  continued Unocal Medical Plan coverage under COBRA,  his
          contribution  rate will be the same as an active Unocal  employee
          with  the same coverage as Employee.  The Employee shall also  be
          entitled to payment
<PAGE>

                             - 3 -

          of accrued Incentive Compensation Plan and Performance Share
          Awards to the extent such payment is consistent with the terms of
          said plans.

          10.   If  the Employee remains employed by Unocal or a subsidiary
          after June 30, 1997, this Agreement shall not govern the terms of
          said employment.

          11.  Unocal shall retain the right to change Employee's title and
          assignment from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

          12.   This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the
          parties relating to the subject of this Agreement.  There are  no
          verbal    or   written   agreements,   inducements,   statements,
          representations, promises or understandings between  the  parties
          except as expressly stated in this Agreement.

          13.   Neither Unocal nor Employee shall be deemed to have  waived
          any  right  available  to either party under  this  Agreement  or
          applicable  law  unless such waiver is set  forth  in  a  written
          document  signed  by  Employee  or by  Unocal's  Chief  Executive
          Officer and directed to the other party.

          14.   This  Agreement  may not be modified except  by  a  written
          document  signed by Employee and the Chief Executive  Officer  of
          Unocal.

          15.   The  Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with  the
          plain meaning of its terms and not strictly for or against any of
          the parties hereto.

          16.   The  validity and interpretation of this Agreement and  the
          legal relationship of the parties to it shall be governed by  the
          laws of the State of California.

Executed

Agreed to:                         Agreed to:

/s/LAWRENCE M. HIGBY               UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
   -----------------
                                   By: /s/R. C. BEACH
                                   ------------------

   6/10/94                         6/10/94
   -------                         -------
   Date                            Date




                                                                     EXHIBIT 11
<TABLE>             
<CAPTION>

             UNOCAL CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                                     
                 COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                     
                                     

                                                   For the Three Months      For the Six Months
                                                      Ended June 30            Ended June 30
                                                  ---------------------      ------------------
Dollars in millions except per share amounts          1994         1993         1994        1993
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  

<S>                                              <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>   
ASSUMING NO DILUTION:                                                          
Net earnings before cumulative effect of                                       
  accounting changes                               $49,559      $88,223     $103,490    $228,416
Preferred stock dividend                            (8,969)      (8,969)     (17,938)    (17,938)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes                  -            -            -    (129,594)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings applicable to common stock            $40,590      $79,254    $  85,552    $ 80,884
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  


Weighted average common stock outstanding          242,210      241,124      241,926     240,981
                                                                               

Net earnings per common share:                                                 
Before cumulative effect of                                                    
  accounting changes                                 $ .16        $ .33        $ .35       $ .88
Cumulative effect of accounting changes                  -            -            -        (.54)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings per common share                        $ .16        $ .33        $ .35       $ .34
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  
                           

                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
ASSUMING FULL DILUTION:                                                       
Net earnings before cumulative effect of                                 
 accounting changes                                $49,559      $88,223     $103,490    $228,416
Cumulative effect of accounting changes                  -            -            -    (129,594)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                                       $49,559      $88,223     $103,490    $ 98,822
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  
  

Fully diluted shares of common stock (a)           260,452      260,090      260,050     259,860
                                                                               
Net earnings per common share:                                                 
Before cumulative effect of                                                    
 accounting changes                                  $ .19        $ .34        $ .40       $ .88
Cumulative effect of accounting changes                  -            -            -        (.50)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings per common share                        $ .19        $ .34        $ .40       $ .38
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  

                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
(a)  Weighted average common stock outstanding      242,210      241,124      241,926     240,981
     Common stock equivalents:                                                 
       Stock options & performance shares *           1,575        2,299        1,457       2,212
       Convertible preferred stock                   16,667       16,667       16,667      16,667
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total                                       260,452      260,090      260,050     259,860
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  


* Stock options exclude those at exercise prices in excess of market
  value at the end of each period.
                                     
</TABLE>



                                                              EXHIBIT 12.1

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             UNOCAL CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                                     
             COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                                For the Six Months
                                                   Ended June 30
Dollars in millions                                 1994      1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>       <C>
Earnings before cumulative effect of                              
  accounting changes                                $104      $229
Provision for income taxes                            97       181
                                                    ----      ----
Earnings subtotal                                    201       410
                                                                  
Fixed charges included in earnings:                               
Interest expense                                     141       157
Interest portion of rentals                           28        31
                                                    ----      ----
Subtotal                                             169       188
                                                                  
Earnings available before fixed charges             $370      $598
                                                   =====     =====          
                                                                  
Fixed charges:                                                    
Fixed charges included in earnings                  $169      $188
Capitalized interest                                  18        17
                                                   -----     -----
Total fixed charges                                 $187      $205
                                                   =====     =====          

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                   2.0       2.9
                                                                  
                                                                  
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
                                                              EXHIBIT 12.2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             UNOCAL CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                                     
        COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
                       AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
                                     

                                                        For the Six Months
                                                          Ended June 30
                                                        -------------------
Dollars in millions                                      1994       1993
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>        <C>
Earnings before cumulative effect of                                    
  accounting changes                                     $104       $229
Provision for income taxes                                 97        181
                                                         ----       ----
Earnings subtotal                                         201        410
                                                                        
Fixed charges included in earnings:                                     
Interest expense                                          141        157
Interest portion of rentals                                28         31
                                                         ----       ----
Subtotal                                                  169        188
                                                                        
Earnings available before fixed charges                  $370       $598
                                                         ====       ====
                                                                        
                                                                        
Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:                            
Fixed charges included in earnings                       $169       $188
Capitalized interest                                       18         17
Preferred stock dividends *                                29         29
                                                        -----      -----
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends        $216       $234
                                                        =====      =====  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and                                  
 preferred stock dividends                                1.7        2.6
                                                                        

*  For purposes of this ratio, preferred stock dividends are adjusted to
   a pre-tax basis.

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