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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM REMINGTON
OIL AND GAS CORPORATION'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JUL-01-2000 JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 SEP-30-2000
<CASH> 25,075 25,075
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<RECEIVABLES> 10,889 10,889
<ALLOWANCES> 0 0
<INVENTORY> 0 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 40,818 40,818
<PP&E> 309,199 309,199
<DEPRECIATION> 195,602 195,602
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 165,048 165,048
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 17,747 17,747
<BONDS> 5,950 5,950
0 0
0 0
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<OTHER-SE> 91,138 91,138
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 165,048 165,048
<SALES> 22,012 56,703
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 35,509 71,566
<CGS> 8,165 24,606
<TOTAL-COSTS> 11,555 33,910
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<LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,250 3,413
<INCOME-PRETAX> 22,704 34,243
<INCOME-TAX> 0 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 22,704 34,248
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<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0
<CHANGES> 0 0
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<EPS-BASIC> 1.06 1.60
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