NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-06-17
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                        UNITED STATES
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C.  20549
     
                        SCHEDULE 13D
     
          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No. 4)*
     
                 National Energy Group, Inc.
                      (Name of Issuer)
     
       Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
               (Title of Class of Securities)
     
                         163581 21 0
                       (CUSIP Number)
     
                     Marc Weitzen, Esq. 
        Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein
              114 West 47th Street, 20th Floor
                  New York, New York 10036
                       (212) 626-0800
     
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     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to 
             Receive Notices and Communications)
     
                        June 12, 1997
     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
     
     If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
     13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
     Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or 
     (4), check the following box  //.
     
     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the
     statement.  (A fee is not required only if the reporting 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).
     
     NOTE:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,
     should be filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
     parties to whom copies are to be sent.
     
     *The remainder of this 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 disclosures provided in
     a prior cover page.
     
     The information required on 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).
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                              SCHEDULE 13D
     
     ITEM 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER
     
               This Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and
     Exchange Commission ("SEC") on July 27, 1995, by High River
     Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("High
     River"), Riverdale Investors Corp. Inc., a Delaware corporation
     ("Riverdale") and Carl C. Icahn, a citizen of the United States
     of America (collectively, the "Registrants") amended on July 22,
     1996, August 9, 1996 and September 4, 1997, is further amended to
     furnish the additional information set forth herein.  All
     capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined
     shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the original
     Schedule 13D previously filed by the Registrants. 
     
     ITEM 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
     
     Item 2 is amended as follows:
     
               The principal business address of the Registrants and
     each executive officer/manager of Riverdale LLC has been changed
     to 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY  10153.  
     
     ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
     
               Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
     
               On June 12, 1997, Mr. Icahn discussed with Miles
     Bender, chief executive officer of Issuer, the possibility of
     having Issuer acquire Panaco, Inc., a Delaware corporation in
     which Mr. Icahn owns in excess of 5% of the outstanding common
     stock.  Mr. Bender indicated that he would be interested in
     having Issuer make such an acquisition.  Mr. Icahn then engaged
     in a conversation with Mr. Maxwell of Panaco and Mr. Bender in
     which Mr. Bender indicated to Mr. Maxwell that Issuer would be
     interested in making such an acquisition on a friendly basis.
     
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                              SIGNATURES
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          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.
     
     
     
     Dated: June 17, 1997
     
                                   RIVERDALE LLC
     
                                   By:  /s/ Carl C. Icahn
                                        Carl C. Icahn
                                   Its: Member
     
     
                                   HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
     
                                   By:  RIVERDALE LLC
                                   Its: General Partner
     
     
                                   By:  /s/ Carl C. Icahn
                                        Carl C. Icahn
                                   Its: Member
     
     
     
                                   By: /s/ Carl C. Icahn
                                       Carl C. Icahn
     
     
     
     
     
     
     [Signature Page of Schedule 13D Amendment No. 4 with respect to
          National Energy Group, Inc.] <PAGE>


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