SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
Abacan Resource Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
00291910
_________________________
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
this statement []. (A fee is not required only if
the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than
five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d - 7.)
* The remainder of the 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 ("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 page(s))
CUSIP No. 00291910 13G
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(I.R.S. NO. 13-5581829)
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] Not applicable.
(b) [ ] Not applicable.
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A New York corporation.
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
4,543,800
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY - 0 -
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 4,865,600
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
4,865,600
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.58%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, IC
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer
Abacan Resource Corp.
Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer's Principal
Office:
1100,800 5th Avenue S.W.
Calgary Alberta T2P 3T6 Canada
Item 2 (a). Name of Person Filing
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
By Jane C. Weinberg, Associate General
Counsel.
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business
Office:
One Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010.
Item 2 (c). Citizenship
A New York corporation.
Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number
00291910
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the
person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under
Section 15 of the Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3 (a) (6) of
the Act.
(c) [X] Insurance Company as defined in Section
3 (a) (19) of the Act.
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund
which is subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
Fund
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Section 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G) (Note: See Item
7).
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1 (b) (1) (ii) (H)
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 4. Ownership.
If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31
of the year covered by the statement, or as of the
last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)
(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide
the following information as of that date and
identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,865,600
(b) Percent of Class: 4.58%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 4,543,800
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 4,865,600
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: -0-
MetLife disclaims any beneficial interest in any of
the foregoing securities.
Item 5. Ownership of 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 five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following [x].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 7. Identification and Classification of
the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: State
Street Research and Management Company, Inc. an
Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act, is the beneficial owner
of all shares of the securities reported upon in
Item 4(a) hereof.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
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: February 5, 1997
Signature: /s/ Jane C. Weinberg
Jane C. Weinberg
Associate General Counsel
