TOSCO CORP
10-Q/A, 1994-11-17
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                                 FORM 10-Q/A
                         
                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549



[*] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                     
             For the quarterly period ended September 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 1-7910
                                     
                                             
                                     
                             TOSCO CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                     
                                     
          Nevada                            95-1865716
(State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

72 Cummings Point Road 
   Stamford, Connecticut                      06902
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 
 (203) 977-1000
                                             
                                     
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           No

Registrant's Common Stock outstanding at October 31, 1994 was
37,049,859 shares.

                                     

               TOSCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

           Index to Financial Statements and Exhibits
   Filed with the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q
          For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994




                                                     Page(s)  

Part I. Financial Information

Consolidated Balance Sheets                              3

Consolidated Statements of Income                        4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                    5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements             6 - 11

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations                   12 - 17

Exhibit I - Computation of Earnings Per Share           18

Part II. Other Information                               19

The financial statements listed in Part I above reflect all
adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which
are, in the opinion of Management, necessary to a fair
presentation of financial position and results of operations. 
Such financial statements are presented in accordance with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's disclosure requirements for
Form 10-Q.  These unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
Consolidated Financial Statements (from which the year-end
balance sheet presented herein was derived) and the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements filed with the Commission in
Tosco's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K and amended by Forms
10-K/A and 10-K/A-1.

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<CAPTION>
               TOSCO  CORPORATION  AND  SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS
                     Thousands  of  Dollars
                                
                                              September 30,   December 31,
ASSETS                                              1994           1993 
                                                  (Unaudited)
<S>                                           <C>              <C>
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents                      $   31,619       $  55,091
Short-term investments and deposits                24,662          30,035
Trade accounts receivable, 
less allowance for uncollectibles
of $8,092,000 (1994) and $5,091,000 (1993)        307,421         174,285
Inventories                                       439,709         363,348
Prepaid expenses and other current assets          47,044          36,180
Deferred income taxes                              12,123          12,123
Total current assets                              862,578         671,062

Property, plant and equipment,  net               752,735         723,265
Deferred turnarounds and charges                  100,116          43,661
Deferred income taxes                              37,108          37,108
Other assets                                       19,447          17,763
Total assets                                  $ 1,771,984      $1,492,859

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $   558,184       $ 310,243
Current installments of long-term debt                783             787
Total current liabilities                         558,967         311,030

Long-term debt                                    595,096         603,306
Other liabilities                                  14,581          12,433
Environmental cost liability                       29,440          29,440
Net liabilities of discontinued operations         10,022          11,733
Deferred income taxes                               3,273           3,273

Shareholders' equity:
$4.375 Series F Cumulative Convertible 
Preferred Stock - $1.00 par value -
 Authorized 2,500,000 shares;
issued and outstanding
2,300,000 shares (liquidation 
preference of $115,000,000)                                       111,197
Common shareholders' equity:
Common Stock - $.75 par value, 
 shares authorized,
39,598,900 (1994)
34,811,158 (1993)shares issued                      29,702         26,112
Capital in excess of par value                     640,144        534,727
Retained earnings (deficit)                        (40,361)       (81,512)
Reductions from capital                         (   68,880)    (   68,880)
Total common shareholders' equity                  560,605        410,447
Total shareholders' equity                         560,605        521,644
Total liabilities and 
shareholders' equity                           $ 1,771,984     $1,492,859

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.

<TABLE>



<CAPTION>
            TOSCO  CORPORATION   AND  SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  INCOME
                           (Unaudited)
        Thousands  of  Dollars  Except  Per  Share  Data



                                           Three Months              Nine Months 
                                         Ended September 30,        Ended September 30,
                                    1994           1993               1994        1993
<S>                                 <C>            <C>                <C>         <C>
Sales                               $1,671,557     $ 1,043,673        $4,567,006  $2,416,063

Cost of sales                        1,623,382         968,171         4,368,285   2,234,652
Selling, general and 
administrative expense                  18,430          16,092            60,015      39,777
Interest expense                        14,864          13,352            42,753      35,830
Interest income                   (      1,218)     (    1,290)         (  3,573)    ( 3,553)
                                     1,655,458         996,325         4,467,480   2,306,706

Income before provision 
for income taxes                        16,099          47,348            99,526     109,357

Provision for income taxes               6,423          19,423            36,531      44,489

Net income                               9,676          27,925            62,995      64,868

Preferred stock dividend
requirements                       (     1,261)      (   2,516)          ( 6,293)    ( 7,548)

Income attributable 
to common shareholders              $    8,415        $ 25,409          $ 56,702    $ 57,320

Income per common and common
  equivalent share:

Primary                                    .25       $      .86          $    1.71  $   1.95

 Fully diluted                             .25       $      .81          $    1.68  $   1.89

Dividends per common share                 .16       $      .15          $     .46  $    .45

</TABLE>



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
            TOSCO  CORPORATION  AND  SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS   OF  CASH  FLOWS
                           (Unaudited)
                     Thousands  of  Dollars
                                
                                
                                                         Nine Months 
                                                      Ended September 30,
                                                      1994          1993

<S>                                                   <C>           <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                            $ 62,995      $ 64,868
Adjustments to arrive 
at net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation                                            38,830        26,701
 Amortization of deferred items                         22,815        22,645
 Deferred income taxes                                                27,864
 Net proceeds from sale of assets
 of discontinued operations                                          103,000                              
 (Increase) decrease:                                                
 Short-term deposits                                     1,505       (25,706)
 Trade accounts receivable                           ( 133,136)     ( 64,592)
 Inventories                                         (  76,361)     (273,383)
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets            (  2,942)    (  19,149)
 Increase (decrease):
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities              247,941       138,205
 Other                                                   4,976     (     801)
Net cash provided by (used in) 
operating activities                                   166,623     (     348)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant
 and equipment, net                                  (  78,883)    (  50,187)
Purchase of Bayway assets                                          ( 140,150)
Increase in deferred turnarounds,
charges and other assets                           (    91,736)    (  20,472)
Proceeds from termination of CTLP                        9,194
 Net change in short-term investments                    3,868         8,796
 Net cash used in investing activities             (   157,557)    ( 202,013)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Bayway Mortgage Bonds                                  150,000
Borrowings (repayments) under revolver, net            ( 7,000)       87,000
Early retirement of debt                                           (  50,000)
Principal payments of debt                           (   1,504)    (      23)
Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock              (  21,844)    (  20,701)
Other                                                (   2,190)    (     700)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (  32,538)      165,576
Net decrease in 
cash and cash equivalents                            (  23,472)    (  36,785)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        55,091        71,673
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $    31,619    $   34,888

</TABLE>




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
financial statements.


        NOTES  TO CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS

 Information with respect to the three and nine months ended
          September 30, 1994 and 1993 is unaudited.


1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of Tosco Corporation and its wholly owned
subsidiaries (Tosco), including Seminole Fertilizer
Corporation (Seminole), a discontinued operation whose
principal operating assets were sold in 1993.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have
been eliminated.

Nature of Business

Tosco is one of the largest independent oil refiners and
wholesale marketers of petroleum products in the United
States.  Tosco has extensive distribution facilities and
engages in domestic and international commercial activities. 
Tosco also markets petroleum products at retail outlets on
the West Coast of the United States and has interests in oil
shale properties in Colorado and Utah.

Reclassifications 

Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified
to conform to classifications adopted in 1994.  

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Short-term Investments and Deposits

Cash in excess of operating requirements is invested in cash
equivalent short-term time deposits, money market
instruments, government securities and commercial paper. 
Investments with original maturities of more than three
months are classified as short-term investments and carried
at the lower of cost or market.

Tosco purchased director and officer liability insurance
coverage from the Loil Group Ltd. (Loil), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tosco, with limits of liability coverage of
$13,200,000 at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 (an
amount approximately equal to the amount of cash, short-term
investments and marketable securities available to Loil). 
The assets of Loil are restricted to payment of defense
costs and claims made against the directors and officers of
Tosco.  The cost of investments and marketable securities of
Loil approximate fair value.

From time to time, Tosco makes use of futures and forward
contracts principally to hedge refining margins (when such
hedged margins are at acceptable levels) on a varying
percentage of the future production of the Bayway Refinery. 
Futures and forward contracts are used to lock in margins
between the sales value of refined products produced,
primarily gasoline and heating oil, and the cost of raw
materials purchased generally for periods not exceeding one
year.  Realized gains and losses on liquidated raw material
futures contracts are generally deferred in inventory until
the related refined products are produced.  

Pursuant to the requirements of the commodity exchanges,
margin deposits for a percentage of the value of futures
contracts have been placed with commodity brokers.  The
margin deposits are classified as short-term deposits .

Inventories

Inventories of raw materials  and products are valued at the
lower of cost, determined on the last-in, first-out (LIFO)
basis, or market.  The net realizable value of LIFO
inventories is measured by aggregating similar pools on a
consolidated basis.


2. Acquisitions 

On April 8, 1993, Bayway Refining Company (Bayway), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Tosco, completed its acquisition
of a refinery and related facilities located in Linden, New
Jersey (Bayway Refinery) from Exxon Corporation.  In
December 1993, Tosco acquired the Ferndale Refinery and
retail marketing assets in the Pacific Northwest (Tosco
Northwest) from BP Oil Company.  The purchase price of Tosco
Northwest was $123,895,000, plus the value of inventory, and
an annual contingent participation payment of up to $150,000,000
over the five years following the acquisition based on the
performance of the refining and retail marketing segments
acquired.  Tosco or BP may elect to liquidate the contingent
participation payment related to the performance of the retail
segment on an annual basis beginning in December
1994.  Any contingent participation payments made will be
recorded as an additional cost of the acquired assets and
amortized over the remaining useful life of such assets. The
purchase price has been
preliminarily allocated to the refinery, wharf, and terminal
assets ($47,895,000) and the retail assets acquired
($76,000,000).  A final allocation of the purchase price
will be made in 1994 when appraisals and other studies are
completed.  The funds for the Tosco Northwest acquisition
were received from a combination of sources, including net
proceeds of $88,418,000 received from a public offering of
Common Stock, available cash and funds available under
Tosco's revolving credit facility.

On August 1, 1994 Tosco completed its previously announced
acquisition of BP America's California retail gasoline
marketing system (BP California retail system).  The BP
California retail system includes approximately 370 retail
locations, 130 of which are company controlled, a
distribution terminal, and related assets.  Pursuant to the
acquisition and related agreements, Tosco purchased
improvements at the retail service station locations and
received noncompetition and expanded trademark licensing
agreements.  The balance of the BP California retail assets,
primarily land and equipment at retail service station
locations, were leased from a special purpose entity which
acquired such assets from BP America.  The trademark
licensing agreement extends Tosco's exclusive license to
market under the British Petroleum BP brand to seven western
states for at least twelve years adding to its existing
license in Washington and Oregon.  The previous five year
trademark license agreement for the states of Washington and
Oregon was also extended to a term of at least twelve years.

3.  Inventories
                               September 30,   December 31,
                                1994              1993 
                               (Thousands of Dollars)

 Raw materials                 $ 191,741       $ 130,233
 Intermediates                    12,636          26,723
 Finished products               233,827         205,281
 Retail sundries                   1,505           1,111
         
                              $  439,709       $ 363,348

The excess of replacement cost over the value of inventories
based upon the LIFO method was $32,795,000 at September 30, 1994.

Inventories were written down by $17,651,000 at December 31, 1993
to net realizable value as of that date.

4.  Long-Term Debt

New Credit Agreement

In connection with the acquisition of Tosco Northwest, Tosco
amended its existing credit facility to increase credit
availability from $350,000,000 to $450,000,000 (New
Revolving Credit Agreement).  Cash borrowings under the New
Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at the option of
Tosco at either the prime rate plus a margin ranging from
zero to 1/4% or at the Eurodollar rate plus a margin ranging
from 1% to 1-1/2%.  The incremental margin is dependent on
the credit rating of the First Mortgage Bonds.  A commitment
fee of 3/8% per annum on the unused portion of the
commitment is also due.  The New Revolving Credit Agreement,
which expires in April 1997, is collateralized by
investments, accounts receivable and inventory.


Utilization of Revolving Credit Facilities
                               September 30    December 31,
                                    1994            1993
                                   (Thousands of Dollars)

 Cash borrowings               $   140,000        $ 147,000
  Letters of credit                155,259          142,177
 Total utilization                 295,259          289,177
 Availability                      154,741           60,823
  Total credit line            $   450,000        $ 350,000

Interest paid was $44,430,000 and $36,533,000 for the first
nine months of 1994 and 1993, respectively.


5. Capital Stock

During the nine months of 1994, options to purchase 447,000
shares of common stock of Tosco (Common Stock) were granted
at prices ranging from $29.25 to $30.94 per share.

In August 1994, Tosco called for redemption on September 26,
1994 (the Redemption Date) its shares of $4.375 Series F
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series F Stock). 
The redemption  price was $53.0625 per share, plus $.486 per
share in accumulated and unpaid dividends from August 16,
1994 up to the Redemption  Date.  Of the 2,300,000 shares of
Series F Stock outstanding, 2,296,644 shares were converted
to shares of Common Stock prior to or on the Redemption Date and
3,356 were redeemed.

Quarterly dividends of $1.09375 per share of Series F Stock
and $.16 per share of Common Stock were paid on August 15,
1994 and September 30, 1994 to shareholders of record on
August 5, 1994 and September 20, 1994, respectively.

6. Income Taxes

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The provision for income taxes is summarized below:
<CAPTION>
                                  Three Months         Nine months
                                Ended Sept. 30,      Ended Sept. 30,
                               1994         1993       1994        1993
                                   (Thousands of Dollars) 
<S>                            <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>
Federal                        $    5,242   $ 15,108   $  30,049   $34,433
 State                              1,181      4,261       6,482     9,842
 Foreign                                          54                   214
Provision for income taxes (a) $    6,423    $19,423   $  36,531   $44,489

Cash payments of income taxes  $       53    $   759   $    9,722  $ 1,698


(a) The income tax rate for 1994 was lower than 1993 because
of a 1.5% reduction in the expected annual effective income
tax rate and recognition of $2,900,000 in certain revised
income tax benefits from prior years.  The effective rate
reduction is attributable to revised state income tax
allocation factors and estimated California investment tax
credits.
</TABLE>



7.   Commitments and Contingencies

    On June 28, 1994, Bayway entered into a twelve-year
tanker agreement with Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd. of Singapore
(Neptune) for the charter of three 100,000 DWT crude oil
tankers.  The tankers will be built to meet the
specifications of the Bayway Refinery's dock receiving
facilities as well as the requirements of the U.S. Oil
Pollution Act of 1990.  The first tanker is expected to be
delivered in the second half of 1996.  Bayway also entered
into a long-term lease agreement with Statia Terminals for
3,600,000 barrels of crude oil storage in Nova Scotia,
Canada.  The three tankers will be used to move crude oil
from the Nova Scotia storage location to the Bayway Refinery
or in direct shipments to other locations.

In September 1994, Bayway announced that it had entered
into a letter of intent pursuant to which the Huntsman
Chemical Corporation (Huntsman) will build a 475 million
pound-per-year ethylbenzene plant at the Bayway Refinery. 
Huntsman will purchase feedstocks produced by the Bayway
Refinery to make ethylbenzene, a base component for
manufacturing plastics.

In September 1994, Tosco announced that it had entered into a
long-term exchange agreement with Chevron USA Products Company
(Chevron).  The exchange agreement provides for Tosco,
commencing in 1996, to receive 30,000 barrels per day (B/D) of
the new
California clean gasoline mandated by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) (CARB Phase II
gasoline) in exchange for 30,000 B/D of conventional gasoline
plus differentials (a portion of which will vary depending
upon the prices of the two types of gasoline).  The product
exchange agreement extends to 2003.


Environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate
for numerous reasons including the complexity and differing
interpretations of governmental regulations, the lack of
reliable data, the number of potentially responsible parties
and their financial capabilities, the multiplicity of possible
solutions, the years of remedial and monitoring activity
required, and the identification of new sites.  Tosco continues
to evaluate, on a quarterly basis, its liability for
environmental costs, net of liabilities's transferred pursuant to
the settlement of outstanding litigation concerning environmental
issues with the predecessor owners of the Avon
Refinery.  While Tosco continues to believe that its $29,400,000
environmental cost accrual is adequate, should matters be
resolved
unfavorably, Tosco's long-term consolidated financial position
and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Tosco has also been notified of
environmental exposures at previously owned refineries and other
locations which the current owners allege Tosco and others have
partial responsibility.  Tosco is currently investigating and
evaluating these allegations.  During the third quarter of 1994,
Tosco recovered approximately $3,475,000 of litigations costs
from Tosco's insurance carriers. 
Tosco continues to pursue additional reimbursement of
environmental and
defense costs under insurance policies in effect during the
applicable periods of coverage.

8. Subsequent Event
  During November 1994 Tosco announced that it had reached
agreement with Exxon U.S.A. to purchase Exxon's retail marketing
assets in Arizona.  Included in the purchase price of $60 million
are 88 service station properties and related assets which are in
an area which can be supplied on exchange or by Tosco's Avon
Refinery.  Tosco will market Exxon branded motor fuels through a
distributor agreement for a minimum of seven years.  The
completion of this transaction is expected by year end and is
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

9. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information 

The following tables set forth the unaudited condensed
consolidating financial statements as of September 30, 1994
and for the nine month period then ended of Tosco, Bayway and
Tosco's other subsidiaries.  They are provided to meet the
reporting and informational requirements of Bayway as a
guarantor of the Exchange Bonds. 
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<CAPTION> 
                                               Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
                                                      (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                  For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994
                                                   Tosco           Bayway          Minor Subs
                                                (Issuer)         (Guarantor)      (Non-guarantors)     Eliminations     Consolidated
<S>                                             <C>              <C>              <C>                  <C>              <C>

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                       $    8,774       $   21,877      $       968                             $    31,619
Short-term investments and deposits                  1,311            5,114           18,237                                  24,662
Other current assets                               371,162          369,399           65,736                                 806,297
Total current assets                               381,247          396,390           84,941                                 862,578

Other assets                                       657,731          234,696           21,345             ($     4,366)       909,406
Investment in Bayway and other subsidiaries        190,473                                                  ( 190,473) 
Intercompany receivables                           115,254                                                  ( 115,254)             
 Total assets                                  $ 1,344,705        $  631,086      $  106,286              ($  310,093)   $ 1,771,984

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities                           $   238,457        $   253,816     $   66,694                             $   558,967
Long-term debt                                    484,936            105,000          5,160                                 595,096
Other liabilities                                  60,707                               975              ($     4,366)       57,316
Intercompany liabilities                                              94,278         20,976               (   115,254) 
Shareholders' equity                             560,605             177,992         12,481               (   190,473)      560,605
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 1,344,705        $    631,086      $ 106,286                ($ 310,093)  $ 1,771,984


                                                                     Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income 
                                                                            (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                                      For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994                 
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>                <C>                  <C>             <C>
Sales                                         $ 2,004,878         $ 2,492,715        $ 152,335            ($  82,922)    $ 4,567,006
Cost of sales                                   1,853,759           2,445,422          152,026            (   82,922)      4,368,285
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (a)  38,167              22,683        (    835)                                60,015
Interest expense, net                              25,440              13,843        (    103)                                39,180
Income before provision  for income taxes          87,512              10,767           1,247                                 99,526
Provision for income tax                           32,279               4,252                                                 36,531
Net income                                   $     55,233         $     6,515      $    1,247              $   -        $     62,995

(a) The condensed consolidating statement of income does not reflect an allocation of a portion of aggregate corporate
selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $12,816,000 to Bayway and the Minor Subsidiaries.  Tosco may
allocate such costs in the future.  
</TABLE>


    8. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (continued)
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows 
                                                                                                    (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                                                     For the  Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994
                                                 Tosco         Bayway            Minor Subs
                                                 (Issuer)      (Guarantor)       (Non-guarantors)       Eliminations    Consolidated
<S>                                                <C>           <C>               <C>                    <C>             <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                         $   55,233    $   6,515          $   1,247                            $   62,995
Depreciation and amortization                          52,415        8,945                285                                 61,645
Changes in working capital and short-term deposits (   44,144)      81,303               (152)                                37,007
Other                                                   4,614         (650)             1,012                                  4,976
Net cash provided by operating activities              68,118       96,113             2,392                                 166,623

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, net     (  59,217)    ( 19,666)                                              (   78,883)
Increase in deferred turnarounds, charges
 and other assets                                (    40,278)   (  51,458)                                              (   91,736)
Intercompany transfers                                63,308    (  61,957)        (    1,351)
Proceeds from termination of CTLP                                                      9,194                                 9,194
Inter-company dividend                                 7,694                      (    7,694)
Net change in short-term investments                   4,121                      (      253)                               3,868
Net cash used in investing activities            (    24,372)  ( 133,081)         (      104)                          (  157,557)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (repayments) under revolver, net      (    40,000)     33,000                                               (   7,000)
Principal payments of debt                       (         4)                      (    1,500)                         (   1,504)
Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock              (21,844)                                                          (  21,844)
 Other                                           (     2,190)                                                          (   2,190)
Net cash provided by (used in) 
 financing activities                            (    64,038)      33,000           (    1,500)                        (  32,538)
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                 (     20,292)   (    3,968)             788                             (  23,472)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     29,066        25,845              180                                55,091

Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period                              $      8,774     $   21,877          $  968     $    -                  $   31,619

</TABLE>



Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Introduction

Management's Discussion and Analysis should be read in
conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis included
in Tosco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1993.  Reference
should also be made to the Financial Statements included in
this Form 10-Q for comparative Balance Sheet and Statement of
Income data.  

Tosco's Annual Report sets forth Selected Financial Data
which, in summary form, reviewed Tosco's results of operations
and capitalization over the five year period 1989-1993.  This
Management's Discussion and Analysis updates that data.

Results of Operations -  For the three months ended  September
30, 1994
<TABLE>



<CAPTION>
                                 Consolidated
                      Three Months Ended Sept. 30,  Increase
                        1994        1993          (Decrease)
                         (Thousands of Dollars)

<S>                    <C>           <C>          <C>
Sales                  $ 1,671,557   $ 1,043,673  $627,884
Cost of sales            1,623,382       968,171   655,211
Operating contribution      48,175        75,502 (  27,327)

Selling, general, and  
administrative expense      18,430        16,092     2,338
Net interest expense        13,646        12,062     1,584 
Pre-tax income              16,099        47,348 (  31,249)
Provision for income taxes   6,423        19,423 (  13,000)
Net income                $  9,676    $   27,925 ( $18,249)
</TABLE>

Tosco earned $9.7 million, or $.25 per fully diluted share, on
sales of $1.7 billion for the third quarter of 1994, compared
to $27.9 million, or $.81 per fully diluted share, on sales of
$1.0 billion for the third quarter of 1993.

Operating contribution (income before selling, general and
administrative expense, net interest expense, and income
taxes) of $48.2 million for the third quarter of 1994 declined
by $27.3 million from the comparable quarter of 1993.  The
decline was primarily due to lower refining margins and
reduced production from the Bayway Refinery because of
scheduled major maintenance on its fluid catalytic cracking
unit.  These negative factors more than offset the operating
contribution from the Tosco Northwest assets and the BP
California retail system acquired on December 28, 1993 and
August 1, 1994, respectively.  The acquisitions, as well as
expanded
wholesale operations, were the principal reasons for the increase
in
sales and cost of sales for the third quarter of 1994 as
compared to the comparable quarter  of 1993.  See Note 2 to
the September 30, 1994 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Selling, general and administrative expense for the third
quarter of 1994 includes a recovery of $3.5 million of
litigation costs from Tosco's insurance carriers.  The partial
recovery of costs was incurred in now settled litigation with
the predecessor owners of the Avon Refinery over environmental
matters.  Tosco continues to pursue additional recoveries of
costs from the insurance carriers.  Tosco also received a $1.0
million  retroactive adjustment of prior year medical costs
based on favorable claim experience.  Excluding these items,
consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense for
the third quarter of 1994 increased by $6.8 million from the
comparable quarter of 1993.  The increase was primarily
attributable to the December 1993 and August 1994
acquisitions.

The income tax rate for the third quarter of 1994 was lower
than 1993 because of a 1.5% reduction in the expected annual
effective income tax rate.  The effective rate reduction is
attributable to revised state income tax allocation factors
and estimated California investment tax credits.

Comparative operating contribution for the third quarter of
1994 and 1993 is summarized below:

<TABLE>


<CAPTION>
                                   Avon        Bayway       Northwest*        Consolidated
(Thousands of Dollars)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 1994

<S>                              <C>          <C>           <C>               <C>
Sales                            $ 488,985    $  856,459    $  326,113        $  1,671,557
Cost of sales                      465,225       866,014       292,143           1,623,382
Operating                           23,760      (  9,555)       33,970              48,175

Three Months Ended 
September 30, 1993

Sales                            $ 464,871     $ 578,802                      $ 1,043,673
Cost of sales                      414,959       553,212                          968,171
Operating contribution              49,912        25,590                           75,502

Increase (decrease) in                                                     
operating contribution          ($  26,152)   ($  35,145)     $  33,970       ($   27,327)

*Includes retail operations
</TABLE>



Operating income for the third quarter of 1994 from the Avon
Refinery declined by $26.2 million from the comparable
quarter of 1993.  The decline was primarily attributable to
a $1.77 per barrel decline in refining margins (the
difference between the sales value of refined products
produced for sale and raw material costs) as sales prices
lagged increases in raw material costs.  

Operating income for the third quarter of 1994 from the
Bayway Refinery was a negative $9.6 million, a $35.1 million
decline from the comparable quarter of 1993.  The decline
was primarily due to the scheduled major turnaround maintenance
of the fluid catalytic cracking unit beginning in late August
which severely restricted refinery production
for approximately five weeks.  Raw materials processed averaged
184,500 B/D, a 70,000 B/D decline from the third
quarter of 1993.  

Tosco Northwest, which includes Tosco's retail operations,
had an operating contribution of $34.0 million for the third
quarter of 1994.  The Ferndale Refinery processed 88,100 B/D
of raw materials and refining margins averaged $4.66 per
barrel.  Retail margins continued to be strong, averaging
approximately $.11 per gallon on sales of almost 2.4 million
gallons per day.  Tosco acquired the Tosco Northwest assets
in December 1993 and the BP California retail system in
August 1994.

<TABLE>



<CAPTION>
                           Refining Data Summary for the three months ended Sept. 30, 1994 and 1993
                               (In thousands of barrels per day except for refining margins)

                                   Avon        Bayway (a) (b)   Ferndale    Consolidated (b)
                                1994   1993     1994    1993      1994      1994     1993
<S>                             <C>    <C>      <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>

Crude and other raw materials  163.5  166.5     184.5    254.5     88.1     436.1    421.0

Petroleum products produced:
Clean products                 141.4  130.9     149.2    199.5     61.4     352.0    330.4
Other finished products         20.6   34.1      34.7     60.3     24.6      79.9     94.4

Total finished products 
     produced                  162.0  165.0     183.9    259.8     86.0     431.9    424.8

Refining margin per charge
     barrel (c)               $ 6.50 $ 8.27     N/A      $3.50    $4.66      N/A     $5.38    
</TABLE>

(a) Bayway's refining margins include the net result of hedges
designed to lock in predetermined margins (when such hedged
margins are at acceptable levels) on a varying percentage of
Bayway's production.

(b) Refining margins for the Bayway Refinery, and on a
consolidated basis, are not meaningful for 1994 because of the
scheduled shutdown of the fluid catalytic cracking unit.  During
the shutdown period, the volume and mix of finished products
produced is
not representative of yields of finished products produced during
normal operations.

(c) As illustrated by the table, refining margins vary
significantly by refinery.  This is due to a number of reasons
including marketing conditions in the principal areas served
by the refineries, their configuration and complexity (ability
to convert raw materials into clean products), and maintenance
schedules.   



Results of Operations -  For the nine months ended September 30,
1994

<TABLE>


<CAPTION>
                                      Consolidated
                              Nine months Ended Sept.30,    Increase
                                1994             1993       (Decrease)
                                  (Thousands of Dollars)
<S>                             <C>              <C>          <C>   
Sales                           $ 4,567,006      $  2,416,063  $2,150,943
Cost of sales                     4,368,285         2,234,652   2,133,633 
Operating contribution              198,721           181,411      17,310

Selling, general, and
 administrative expense              60,015            39,777     20,238
Net interest expense                 39,180            32,277      6,903 
Pre-tax income                       99,526           109,357  (   9,831)
Provision for income taxes           36,531            44,489  (   7,958)
Net income                     $     62,995       $    64,868  ($  1,873)
</TABLE>


Tosco earned $63.0 million, or $1.68 per fully diluted
share, on sales of $4.6 billion for the first nine months of
1994, compared to $64.9 million, or $ 1.89 per fully diluted
share, on sales of $2.4 billion for the comparable 1993
period.

Tosco's acquisitions and expanded wholesale operations were the
principal reasons for the increase in consolidated sales and cost
of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 as compared
to the comparable period of 1993.
The increase in consolidated selling, general, and
administrative expense, as well as consolidated net interest
expense, were
also primarily attributable to Tosco's acquisitions. 
See Note 2 to the September 30, 1994 Consolidated Financial
Statements.

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended
September 30, 1994 reflects a 1.5%
reduction in the expected annual effective income tax rate and
recognition of $2.9 million of revised income tax benefits
related to Tosco's former fertilizer operations previously
recognized in the quarter ended June 30, 1994.  The effective
rate reduction is attributable to revised state income tax
allocation factors and estimated California investment tax
credits.
Comparative operating contribution for the nine months ended
September 30, 1994 and 1993 is summarized below:
<TABLE>



<CAPTION>
                              Avon         Bayway      Northwest *    Consolidated
                                      (Thousands of Dollars)
Nine Months Ended 
September 30, 1994

<S>                           <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Sales                          $ 1,301,074   $ 2,492,715   $ 773,217      $ 4,567,006
Cost of sales                    1,236,016     2,445,422     686,847        4,368,285
Operating contribution              65,058        47,293      86,370          198,721

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1993

Sales                          $ 1,323,078    $ 1,092,985                 $ 2,416,063
Cost of sales                    1,188,534      1,046,118                   2,234,652
Operating contribution             134,544         46,867                     181,411

Increase (decrease) in                                                    
operating contribution         ($   69,486)    $      426     $ 86,370       $ 17,310

* Includes retail operations

                Refining Data Summary for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1994 and 1993
                              (In thousands of barrels per day except for refining margins )
                                       Avon          Bayway              Ferndale        Consolidated 
                                    1994   1993      1994   1993         1994          1994    1993


<S>                                  <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>           <C>           <C>     <C>
Crude and other raw materials         156.7  165.4   237.6   253.5         89.9         484.2   418.9

Petroleum products 
produced:
Clean products                        132.4  136.0   192.5    206.1        61.6         386.5   342.1
Other finished products                22.7   27.7    48.3     52.3        26.1          97.1    80.0

Total finished products produced      155.1  163.7   240.8    258.4        87.7         483.6   422.1

Refining margin per charge barrel   $  6.97 $ 7.94     N/A    $3.46        $4.66         N/A   $ 5.71    

</TABLE>


The increase in operating contribution for the nine months
ended September 30, 1994 over the comparable 1993 period was
primarily attributable to operating contribution of $86.4
million from Tosco Northwest offset by a $69.5 million decline
in operating contribution from the Avon Refinery.  The decline
in operating contribution from the Avon Refinery is
attributable to reduced refining margins and the turnaround of
the fluid coker during the second quarter of 1994.  In
addition, Bayway's operating contribution for the full nine
month period of operations for 1994 improved by $.4 million
over the approximate six month operating period of 1993.  Tosco
acquired the Bayway Refinery on April 8, 1993.  Bayway's
operating contribution for 1994 was negatively impacted by the
turnaround of the fluid cayalytic cracking unit.


Outlook

     With the acquisitions of Bayway, the Tosco Northwest
assets, and the BP California retail system, Tosco is one of
the largest independent oil companies in the United States,
with annual revenue of over $6 billion.  Operating three
refineries on the East and West Coasts of the United States,
Tosco now refines and markets over 500,000 B/D
of petroleum products, a three-fold increase over Tosco's
pre-acquisition production.  Earnings related to the
increased levels of capacity continue to be determined
principally by two factors:  the operating efficiency of the
refineries and refining and retail marketing margins.  Tosco
schedules periodic maintenance of major processing units for
significant non-routine repairs and maintenance as the units
reach the end of their normal operating cycles.  Refining
operating performance and earnings are lowered, and deferred
maintenance expenditures increased, during such periods. 
The scheduled turnarounds of Avon's fluid coker and Bayway's
fluid catalytic cracking unit, which occur every three and
four years, respectively, were completed on time and at
expected cost in the second and third quarters of 1994,
respectively. The processing units at the Ferndale Refinery
(which are shutdown for maintenance at the same time), as well
as the Avon Refinery's fluid catalytic cracker, are the only
major processing units currently scheduled to be shutdown for
maintenance in 1995.  Operating levels at the
three refineries are currently at normal levels and are expected
to continue at such rates for the balance of 1994.  Tosco is not
able to predict the level or trend of refining and retail
marketing margins, despite a strengthening national economy,
because of the uncertainties associated with oil markets.  
However, Tosco believes its acquisitions and extension into
retail marketing will provide opportunities for increased and
less volatile earnings and cash flow.  With the acquisition of
the BP California retail system, Tosco's retail network now
markets in excess of 60,000 B/D of motor fuel.  

Inventories were written down by $17.7 million at December 31,
1993 to net realizable value as of that date.  Prices have
subsequently increased and, depending upon price levels at the
end of 1994, Tosco may recover all or a portion of the writedown
in the fourth quarter of 1994.  See Note 3 to the September 30,
1994 Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash flows and liquidity - Nine months ended September 30, 1994.

   Cash generated from operations (net income plus
depreciation and amortization) of $125 million and a net
decrease in working capital and other items of $42 million
provided cash flow from operating activities of $167
million.  Net cash used in investing activities of $158
million was primarily for capital expenditures, turnarounds
and other assets totalling $171 million partially offset by
a $9 million return of Tosco's investment in
Continental-Tosco Limited Partnership, and other short-term
investments ($4 million).  Cash used in financing activities
was $33 million, consisting principally of dividends on
common and preferred stock ($22 million) net repayments
of cash borrowings under its revolving credit agreement of
$7 million, and other items ($4 million)

   Liquidity (as measured by cash, short-term investments
and deposits and unused credit facilities) increased by $65
million during 1994 due to an increase of $94 million in
unused credit facilities, partially offset by a decrease in
cash and short-term investments of $29 million.  Tosco
amended the revolving credit agreement to support its
expanded working capital requirements due to the
acquisitions of Bayway, Tosco Northwest and the BP California
retail system.  At September 30, 1994, liquidity totaled
$211 million (an amount which Tosco believes is adequate to
meet its expected liquidity demands for at least the next 
twelve months).  See Note 4 to the September 30, 1994
Consolidated Financial Statements.


Capital Expenditures and Capitalization

   During the first nine months of 1994, Tosco spent $79
million on budgeted capital projects and certain improvements
associated with the BP California retail system.  Capital
spending
programs continued to address compliance with environmental
regulations and permits, operating flexibility and
reliability and personnel/process safety, as well as to meet
new federal and California regulations, adopted in 1992, for
fuels that reduce emissions.  During the second quarter of
1994, Tosco's Board of Directors approved a $25 million
project for the refurbishment and improvement of the Avon
Refinery's 65,000 B/D fluid catalytic cracker.  This
expansion project, which is expected to produce a five
percent volume increase in clean transportation fuels, will
be completed during the scheduled turnaround of the
unit in the first quarter of 1995.

Bayway also entered into a twelve-year tanker charter with
Nepture Orient Lines, Ltd. for the charter of three 100,000
DWT crude oil tankers.  The first tanker is expected to be
delivered in the second half of 1996.  The three tankers
will be used to move crude oil from the Nova Scotia storage
location to the Bayway Refinery or in direct shipments to
its refineries.  In addition, Bayway entered into a letter
of intent with Huntsman Chemical Corporation for Huntsman
to build a 475 million pound-per-year ethylbenzene plant at
the Bayway Refinery.  Huntsman will purchase
feedstocks produced by the Bayway Refinery to make
ethylbenzene, a base component for manufacturing plastics. 
The agreement is expected to increase the value of the
Bayway Refinery's petrochemical feedstocks and facilitate
the production of the next generation of clean fuels
gasoline.  See Note 7 to the September 30, 1994
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Future levels of capital spending will depend significantly
upon the extent to which the Avon Refinery is reconfigured
to meet the more stringent regulations requiring
reformulated gasoline to be sold in California (presently
anticipated to be enforced by the CARB in 1996).  Tosco has filed
applications for 
the necessary permits for construction of the new
facilities which are anticipated to range in costs from
$100 to $300 million depending upon the targeted percentage
of gasoline production meeting CARB's 1996 specifications. 
The anticipated level of capital expenditures is now
expected to be significantly less than the $300 million that
would have
converted all of Avon's gasoline production to CARB Phase
II gasoline.  Tosco entered into a long-term exchange
agreement with Chevron USA Products Company which will
provide Tosco, commencing in 1996, with 30,000 B/D of the new
California clean gasoline mandated by the
CARB  (CARB Phase II gasoline) in exchange for 30,000
B/D of conventional grade gasoline.  The
product exchange agreement extends to 2003.  Tosco expects
that the supply of CARB Phase II gasoline from this
exchange, and from Tosco's own planned production, will
equal approximately 80% of current gasoline production from
the Avon Refinery.  However, timely completion of the new
facilities necessary to meet Tosco's own targeted level of
supply of CARB Phase II gasoline will continue to depend on
a reasonable approval process for permits and on
market conditions.  While Tosco expects to be well
positioned to meet the future California reformulated
gasoline supply needs of its customers as well as its newly
acquired California retail system, Tosco continues to
believe that significant uncertainty exists concerning the
implementation of CARB's gasoline regulations.  The timing
and substance of the regulations should therefore be
reevaluated to avoid serious disruptions in the California
gasoline market in 1996.

   At September 30, 1994, total shareholder's equity was
$561 million, an increase from December 31, 1993 of $39
million due to net income ($63 million) less dividend and
other payments ($24 million).  Substantially all of the
previously outstanding Series F Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (Series F Stock) was converted in September
1994 pursuant to Tosco's call for redemption.  See Note 5 to
the September 30, 1994 Consolidated Financial Statements.  Debt,
including current maturities, decreased by $9 million during
1994 to $595 million at September 30, 1994.
          
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                         SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.



                                   TOSCO CORPORATION
                                     (Registrant)





Date: November 17, 1994            By:/s/ Jefferson F. Allen      
                                      Jefferson F. Allen
                                 Executive Vice President
                                and Chief Financial Officer
 
               


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