ORYX ENERGY CO
10-Q, 1996-05-15
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					 UNITED STATES
			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         March 31, 1996

						 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        1-10053

				  ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

			  DELAWARE                         23-1743284
	(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
	incorporation or organization)        Identification Number)

		 13155 NOEL ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS         75240-5067
	 (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)

					(214) 715-4000
	 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

						  

	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

						  

	The number of shares of common stock, $1 par value,
outstanding on April 30, 1996 was 104,604,850.
<PAGE>
				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
						  
						  
						INDEX



											   Page

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1. Financial Statements

		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
		for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996
		and 1995 ..................................      3

		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
		March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 ......      4

		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
		Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31,
		1996 and 1995 .............................      5

		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
		Statements ................................      6

		Report of Independent Accountants .........     10

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
		Financial Condition and Results of
		Operations ................................     11


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
		Holders ..................................      14


SIGNATURE ..........................................      16
<PAGE>
					    PART I
				  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
								    For the Three Months
(Millions of Dollars, Except                   Ended March 31
Per Share Amounts)                            1996        1995
								   --------------------
										(Unaudited)
Revenues
  Oil and gas                               $   248      $  299
  Other                                         (1)         (6)
								    -------      ------
									  247         293
								    -------      ------
Costs and Expenses
  Operating costs                                58          91
  Production taxes                               26          38
  Exploration costs                              11          13
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization       63          74
  General and administrative expense             15          18
  Interest and debt expense                      29          40
  Interest capitalized                           (3)         (2)
								    --------     -------
									   199         272
								    --------     -------

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes         48          21
Provision for Income Taxes (Note 3)              17           6
Remeasurement of Foreign Deferred Tax
  (Note 3)                                       (1)          2
								    --------    --------

Net Income                                  $    32      $   13
								    ========    ========

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock        $   .31      $  .13
								    ========    ========

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
    Outstanding (in millions)                 104.6        99.1
								    ========    ========


				(See Accompanying Notes)
<PAGE>
ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
								 March 31   December 31
(Millions of Dollars)                      1996         1995
								 ----------------------
							    (Unaudited)
Assets

Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents              $    10      $    20
  Accounts receivable and other current
  assets                                     166          161
								 --------     --------
Total Current Assets                         176          181
Properties, Plants and Equipment
  (Note 4)                                 1,444        1,426
Deferred Charges and Other Assets             62           59
								 --------     --------

Total Assets                             $ 1,682      $ 1,666
								 ========     ======== 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit

Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable                       $   125      $   106
  Accrued liabilities                        196          196
Current portion of long-term debt            116          152
								 --------     --------
Total Current Liabilities                    437          454
Long-Term Debt                             1,038        1,051
Deferred Income Taxes                        220          207
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities       162          163
Shareholders' Deficit (Note 5)
  Common stock, par value $1 per share       124          124
  Additional paid-in capital               1,821        1,821
  Accumulated deficit                     (1,021)      (1,051)
								 -------      -------
									924          894

  Less:  Common stock in treasury,
	    at cost                          (1,000)      (1,004)
	    Loan to ESOP                        (99)         (99)
								  -------      -------
Shareholders' Deficit                       (175)        (209)
								  -------      -------

Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
  Deficit                                $ 1,682      $ 1,666
								 ========     ========


The successful efforts method of accounting is followed.


				(See Accompanying Notes)
<PAGE>
ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

									For the Three Months
									   Ended March 31
(Millions of Dollars)                           1996      1995
									--------------------
									    (Unaudited)
Cash and Cash Equivalents From Operating Activities
  Net income                                 $    32    $    13
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash flow from operating activities:
	Depreciation, depletion and amortization     63         74
	Dry hole costs and leasehold impairment       3          4
	Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net
	  of taxes                                   (1)         2
	Deferred income taxes                        15         11
	Remeasurement of foreign deferred tax        (1)         2
	Other                                         1          6
									 -------    -------
									    112        112

	Changes in working capital:
	  Accounts and notes receivable and
	    other  current assets                   (5)        (4)
	  Accounts payable and accrued
	    liabilities                             22        (39)
									 ------     ------

Net Cash Flow Provided From Operating
	  Activities                               129         69
									 ------     ------

Investing Activities
  Capital expenditures                          (86)       (65)
  Proceeds from divestments, net of
	  current taxes                              4         36
  Other                                          (9)        (3)
									 ------     ------  

Net Cash Flow Used For Investing
	  Activities                               (91)       (32)
									 ------     ------

Financing Activities
  Proceeds from borrowings                       16         29
  Repayments of long-term debt                  (64)       (62)
									 ------     ------

Net Cash Flow Used For Financing
	  Activities                               (48)       (33)
									 ------     ------

Changes In Cash and Cash Equivalents            (10)         4
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning
	  of Period                                 20         10
									 ------     ------
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End
	  of Period                              $  10      $  14
									 ======     ======

				(See Accompanying Notes)
<PAGE>
				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
	 NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.   Basis of Presentation

	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements
	and   related   notes  of  Oryx  Energy  Company   and   its
	subsidiaries  (hereinafter,  unless  the  context  otherwise
	requires, being referred to as the Company) are presented in
	accordance  with the requirements of Form 10-Q  and  do  not
	include  all  disclosures  normally  required  by  generally
	accepted  accounting principles or those  normally  made  in
	annual  reports on Form 10-K.  In management's opinion,  all
	adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results
	of  operations for the periods shown have been made and  are
	of  a normal recurring nature.  The results of operations of
	the  Company for the three months ended March 31,  1996  are
	not  necessarily indicative of the results for the full year
	1996.

	Statements of Cash Flows

	Amounts paid for interest and income taxes were as follows:

						  Three Months Ended March 31
							   1996         1995
						  ---------------------------
							(Millions of Dollars)
	Interest paid (net of
	   capitalized amounts)        $  15         $  46
	Income taxes paid              $   -         $   3

	In   accordance  with  Statement  of  Financial   Accounting
	Standards  No.  95,  "Statement  of  Cash  Flows,"  non-cash
	transactions  are  not  reflected  within  the  accompanying
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.


2.   Provision for Restructuring

	In  the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company recognized a net
	$25 million ($16 million after-tax) charge for restructuring
	comprised   of  a  $4  million  adjustment   to   the   1994
	restructuring  provision  and a  $29  million  restructuring
	provision for a plan to achieve further cost reductions.
<PAGE>
				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
	 NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
					  (continued)

2.   Provision for Restructuring (continued)

	An analysis of the 1995 provision for restructuring follows:
											 1996
						    Activity  Balance   Activity Balance
				    Initial   through     at      through    at
				   Provision  12/31/95  12/31/95  3/31/96  3/31/96
				   ---------  --------  --------  -------  -------
						   (Millions of Dollars)
	Termination and
	  associated costs*  $  10     $  1     $  9      $  1    $  8
	SFAS No. 88 and
	  SFAS No. 106
	  (retirement and
	  postretirement
	  costs)**               5        5        -         -       -
	Office lease
	  obligation***         14        -       14         1      13
					 -----    -----     ----      ----    ----
	   Total              $ 29     $  6     $ 23      $  2    $ 21
					 =====    =====     ====      ====    ====

		   *   Termination and associated cash costs are
			  primarily comprised of severance pay and associated
			  employee benefit costs for 250 operational and
			  administrative employees.  Management expects to
			  complete such payments by the end of 1997.

		  **   Costs primarily represent non-cash adjustments
			  due to special termination benefits and the
			  acceleration of a portion of the transition
			  obligation as a result of a reduction in the
			  remaining expected future years of service of active
			  employees.

		 ***   Represents contractual obligations existing
			  prior to the commitment date that will continue with
			  no economic benefit to the Company.

	The  costs  of  the  1994 restructuring  were  substantially
	complete  at  12/31/95.   As  a  result  of  $1  million  of
	termination payments made during the first quarter of  1996,
	costs of the 1994 restructuring have been completed.
<PAGE>
				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
	 NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
					  (continued)



3.   Income Taxes

	The  Company's  provisions for income taxes  for  the  three
	months  ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 reflect provisions  of
	$17  million and $6 million.  Foreign income tax  provisions
	included  within the Company's consolidated  provisions  are
	determined  based  upon  the appropriate  foreign  statutory
	rates which differ from the U.S. statutory rate.

	The  remeasurement  provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial
	Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income  Taxes"
	(SFAS  No. 109) require the Company to remeasure its foreign
	currency  denominated  deferred tax liabilities  at  current
	exchange  rates.  The reported earnings of the  Company  for
	the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 increased  $1
	million  and  decreased $2 million from such  remeasurement.
	Management   believes  that  such  non-cash   remeasurements
	distort  current  period  economic  results  and  should  be
	disregarded  in  analyzing the Company's  current  business.
	Future  economic  results  may  also  be  distorted  because
	payment  of  the deferred tax liability is not  expected  to
	occur  in the near-term and it is likely that exchange rates
	will  fluctuate  prior  to the eventual  settlement  of  the
	liability.


4.   Properties, Plants and Equipment

	At  March  31,  1996  and December 31, 1995,  the  Company's
	properties,  plants  and equipment; and related  accumulated
	depreciation, depletion and amortization were as follows:

							   March 31   December 31
								1996        1995
							   ----------------------
							    (Millions of Dollars)

	Gross investment............    $  5,193    $  5,133
	Less accumulated
	  depreciation, depletion
	  and amortization..........       3,749       3,707
							  --------    --------
	Net investment..............    $  1,444    $  1,426
							  ========    ========
<PAGE>
				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
	 NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
					  (continued)


5.   Shareholders' Deficit

	Shares   of  the  Company's  preferred  and  common   stocks
	authorized, issued, outstanding and in treasury at March 31,
	1996 and December 31, 1995 were as follows:
												In
				   Authorized  Issued   Outstanding  Treasury
				   ----------  ------   -----------  --------
						(Thousands of Shares)
	March 31, 1996
	 Preferred stock     15,000         -            -        -
	 Preference stock     7,741         -            -        -
	 Common stock       250,000   126,704      104,590 (19,112)
	December 31, 1995
	 Preferred stock     15,000         -            -        -
	 Preference stock     7,741         -            -        -
	 Common stock       250,000   126,704      104,455 (19,247)
<PAGE>
			 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors, Oryx Energy Company:


We  have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet of Oryx Energy Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31,
1996, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income
and  cash  flows for the three months ended March  31,  1996  and
1995.   These financial statements are the responsibility of  the
Company's management.

We  conducted our review in accordance with standards established
by  the  American Institute of Certified Public  Accountants.   A
review  of interim financial information consists principally  of
applying  analytical  review procedures  to  financial  data  and
making  inquiries  of  persons  responsible  for  financial   and
accounting  matters.  It is substantially less in scope  than  an
audit  conducted  in accordance with generally accepted  auditing
standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion
regarding   the   financial  statements   taken   as   a   whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based   on   our  review,  we  are  not  aware  of  any  material
modifications  that should be made to the accompanying  condensed
consolidated  financial statements for them to be  in  conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet as of December
31,  1995, and the related consolidated statements of income  and
cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in
our  report  dated February 19, 1996, we expressed an unqualified
opinion  on  those  consolidated financial  statements.   In  our
opinion,  the information set forth in the accompanying condensed
consolidated  balance sheet as of December 31,  1995,  is  fairly
stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated
balance sheet from which it has been derived.


						  /s/   COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
May 15, 1996
<PAGE>

Item 2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of   Financial
		Condition and Results of Operations


FINANCIAL CONDITION

The  Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased by $10 million
over  the  three months ended March 31, 1996.  The  decrease  was
comprised  of  $129  million  of  net  cash  flow  provided  from
operating  activities,  $91 million of net  cash  flow  used  for
investing  activities and $48 million of net cash flow  used  for
financing activities.  The $129 million in net cash flow provided
from  operating activities consisted of $112 million in net  cash
flow provided from operating activities before changes in current
assets  and liabilities and $17 million provided from changes  in
current  assets and liabilities.  The $112 million  in  net  cash
flow provided from operating activities before changes in current
assets and liabilities was primarily impacted by increased  crude
oil  and  natural  gas  prices, lower  debt  levels  and  reduced
operating  costs. The $17 million of net cash flow provided  from
changes  in  current assets and liabilities consisted  of  a  $22
million increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities  and
a $5 million increase in accounts receivable.

The  $91  million in net cash flow used for investing  activities
and  the  $48  million  in  net  cash  flow  used  for  financing
activities  are  primarily due to a cash use of $86  million  for
capital  expenditures  and a cash use  of  $48  million  for  net
decreases in debt.

In  the  fourth quarter of 1995, the Company incurred a  net  $25
million  ($16  million  after-tax)  provision  for  restructuring
comprised  of  a $4 million adjustment to the 1994  restructuring
provision and a $29 million restructuring provision for a plan to
achieve  further  cost  reductions.  For  an  analysis   of   the
restructuring provision, see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
Item 2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of   Financial
		Condition and Results of Operations - continued


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company's net income for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 was
$32  million, or $.31 per share, as compared to net income of $13
million, or $.13 per share for the quarter ended March 31,  1995.
Revenues for the 1996 first quarter were $247 million versus $293
million for the first quarter of 1995.

Compared  to  the  same quarter last year,  worldwide  crude  oil
prices  increased by $.91 per barrel and U.S. natural gas  prices
increased  by  $.34  per  mcf.  Daily production  rates  for  the
quarter  decreased  by  24 percent as a direct  result  of  asset
sales.  Cost reductions outpaced the decline in production,  with
total  costs  and expenses lower by $73 million,  or  27  percent
below the first quarter of 1995.  A $60 million reduction in cash
costs  accounted for most of the improvement, representing  a  31
percent decrease from levels a year ago.  The combination  of  an
improved asset portfolio, lower debt levels and reduced operating
costs generated unit cost reductions in both total costs and cash
expenses.   Total costs and expenses per equivalent  barrel  were
$12.09 in the first quarter, a reduction of $.63 from a year ago,
while cash costs per equivalent barrel declined by $.90 to $8.28.
For  the  second quarter, the Company anticipates both  a  higher
level of exploration activity and a step-up in workover expense.

The  1996 first quarter includes a $1 million net gain from asset
sales  and a $1 million benefit for the remeasurement of  foreign
deferred taxes.  By comparison, the 1995 first quarter included a
$2  million  charge  for the remeasurement  of  foreign  deferred
taxes.

Average worldwide net production of crude oil and condensate  for
the  three  months ended March 31, 1996 was 102 thousand  barrels
daily  compared  to average net production for the  three  months
ended March 31, 1995 of 137 thousand barrels daily.  Average  net
production  of  crude oil and condensate was 45 thousand  barrels
daily  in  the United States and 57 thousand barrels  daily  from
foreign  locations during the three months ended March 31,  1996,
compared to 49 thousand barrels daily in the United States and 88
thousand  barrels  daily  from foreign  locations  in  the  first
quarter  of 1995.  The average worldwide crude oil and condensate
price in the first quarter of 1996 was $17.37 per barrel compared
to $16.46 per barrel in the first quarter of 1995.

<PAGE>
Item 2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of   Financial
		Condition and Results of Operations - continued


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


Average  worldwide net production of natural gas was 473  million
cubic  feet  daily  for the three months ended  March  31,  1996,
compared  to  603  million cubic feet in the three  months  ended
March  31, 1995.  Average net production of natural gas  was  466
million cubic feet daily in the United States and 7 million cubic
feet  daily from the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 1996,
compared to 504 million cubic feet daily in the United States and
99  million cubic feet daily from the United Kingdom in the first
quarter of 1995.  The average worldwide price of natural gas  for
the  first  quarter  of 1996 was $2.03 per  thousand  cubic  feet
compared to $1.77 per thousand cubic feet in the first quarter of
1995.
<PAGE>
					    PART II
				    OTHER INFORMATION
						  


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

	On  May 2, 1996, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of  Oryx
	Energy Company was held to vote on proposals as follows:

			(a)   To elect three directors to Class II of  the
			Company's Board of Directors.

					Robert L.     Paul R.         Ian L.
					  Keiser      Seegers     White-Thomson
					----------   ----------   -------------
		Affirmative    79,941,770   79,941,727     79,949,037
		Negative                -            -              -
		Abstained               -            -              -
		Withheld        3,174,241    3,174,284      3,166,974
		Broker non-votes        -            -              -
		Shares without
		   executed
		   proxies
		   and not
		   present
		   for vote    21,450,693   21,450,693     21,450,693
				    -----------  -----------    -----------
		Shares entitled
		   to vote    104,566,704  104,566,704    104,566,704
				    ===========  ===========    ===========

			(b)   To  approve  the appointment  of  Coopers  &
			Lybrand L.L.P. as independent accountants for  the
			fiscal year 1995.

		Affirmative                   82,056,185
		Negative                         734,889
		Abstained                        324,419
		Withheld                               -
		Broker non-votes                     518
		Shares without executed
		   proxies and not present
		   for vote                   21,450,693
							    -----------
		Shares entitled to vote      104,566,704
							    ===========
<PAGE>
					    PART II
			   OTHER INFORMATION - continued
						  

			(c)    To   approve   the  Equity   and   Deferred
			Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

		Affirmative                   77,181,847
		Negative                       5,212,172
		Abstained                        479,074
		Withheld                               -
		Broker non-votes                 242,918
		Shares without executed
		   proxies and not present
		   for vote                   21,450,693
							    -----------
		Shares entitled to vote      104,566,704
							    ===========
						  

	  (d)     To approve the Executive Variable Incentive Plan.

		Affirmative                   77,296,672
		Negative                       5,212,523
		Abstained                        605,998
		Withheld                               -
		Broker non-votes                     818
		Shares without executed
		   proxies and not present
		   for vote                   21,450,693
		Shares entitled to vote      104,566,704


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

	  (a)     Exhibits:

			12   Computation of Consolidated Ratios
				of  Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to
				Fixed  Charges  and Preferred Stock  Dividend
				Requirements.

		    *15   Accountant's  letter  regarding
				unaudited interim financial information.

			27   Financial Data Schedule

			28   Awareness letter of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

	   *      Attached as page 18 to this Form 10-Q.

	  (b)     Reports on Form 8-K:

			The Company did not file any reports on Form
			8-K during the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
<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.


	ORYX ENERGY COMPANY





BY:  /s/ EDWARD W. MONEYPENNY
	------------------------
	    Edward W. Moneypenny
	    (Executive Vice President, Finance,
		and Chief Financial Officer)



DATE:   May 15, 1996
<PAGE>
					  EXHIBIT 12

				   ORYX ENERGY COMPANY
		COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS
	  TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
	 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS - UNAUDITED (a)

				  (Millions of Dollars)
										Three Months
									    Ended March 31
										    1996
									    --------------
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES:
Fixed Charges:
 Consolidated interest cost and debt expense         $  29
 Interest allocable to rental expense (b)                3
										   ------
   Total                                             $  32
										   ======

Earnings:
 Consolidated income before provision for
   income taxes                                      $  48
 Fixed charges                                          32
 Interest capitalized                                   (3)
 Amortization of previously capitalized
   interest                                              1
										   ------
   Total                                             $  78
										   ======

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                    2.44
										   ======

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
  STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS:
Fixed Charges:
 Consolidated interest cost and debt expense         $  29
 Preferred stock dividend requirements                   -
 Interest allocable to rental expense (b)                3
										   ------
   Total                                             $  32
										   ======

Earnings:
 Consolidated income before provision for
   income taxes                                      $  48
 Fixed charges                                          32
 Interest capitalized                                   (3)
 Amortization of previously capitalized interest         1
										   ------
   Total                                             $  78
										   ======

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                    2.44
										   ======


(a)  The consolidated financial statements of Oryx Energy Company
	include  the  accounts  of all subsidiaries  (more  than  50
	percent owned and/or controlled).

(b)  Represents one-third of total operating lease rental expense
	which is that portion deemed to be interest.
<PAGE>
					  EXHIBIT 28

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C.  20549
Attn.:  Document Control

Re:  Oryx Energy Company Form 10-Q

We  are aware that our report dated May 15, 1996 on our review of
the  interim condensed consolidated balance sheet of Oryx  Energy
Company  and  its  Subsidiaries as of March  31,  1996,  and  the
related  condensed  consolidated statements of  income  and  cash
flows  for  the  three  months ended March  31,  1996  and  1995,
included in this Form 10-Q, is incorporated by reference  in  the
following registration statements:
									   Registration No.
On Form S-3 for:

  Oryx Energy Company $500,000,000 Debt
  Securities; Preferred Stock; and Common
  Stock                                             33-45611

  Oryx Energy Company $600,000,000 Debt
  Securities                                        33-33361

  Oryx Energy Company 7,259,394 shares of
  Common Stock                                      33-36799

On Form S-8 for:

  Oryx Energy Company 1992 Long-Term Incentive
  Plan                                              33-42695

  Oryx Energy Company Long-Term Incentive Plan      33-25032

  Oryx Energy Company Capital Accumulation Plan     33-24918

  Oryx Energy Company Equity and Deferred
	Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors  333-03075

  Oryx Energy Company Executive Variable
  Incentive Plan                                   333-03089

Pursuant  to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of  1933,  this
report  should  not  be  considered a part  of  the  registration
statement  prepared  or  certified by us within  the  meaning  of
Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

					/s/  Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
May 15, 1996
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