AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS INC
10-Q, 1996-08-12
OIL & GAS FIELD SERVICES, NEC
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                         UNITED STATES
              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                   ________________________


                           FORM 10-Q

 (  )  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               
  (x)  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  For the transition period from November 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995
                   ________________________

               Commission File Number:   0-22032

                   ________________________

                AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS, INC.

    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Louisiana                          72-0918249
     (State or Other Jurisdiction of  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     Incorporation or Organization)

     130 East Kaliste Saloom Road                          70508
             Lafayette, Louisiana                       (Zip Code)
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                     318/234-4590
                (Registrants telephone number, including area code)

                               ________________________

      Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant  (1)  has
filed  all  reports required to be filed by Section  13(b)  or
15(d)  of  the  Securities Exchange Act  of  1934  during  the
preceeding  12  months  (or  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 _____

At August 12, 1996 there were 6,805,182 shares of common stock,
                  no par value, outstanding.

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               AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS, INC.
                              
                            INDEX
                              
                              
                              
                              
Part I.   Financial Information                          Page

          Item 1. Financial Statements

          Consolidated Balance Sheets -

           December 31, 1995 and October 31, 1995             1

          Consolidated Statements of Income -

            Two Months Ended December 31, 1995 and 1994       2

          Consolidated Statements of Changes in
            Stockholders' Equity -

           Two Months Ended December 31, 1995 and 1994        3

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -

           Two Months Ended December 31, 1995 and 1994        4

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements          5

          Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                   Financial Condition and Results 
                   of Operations                              7

Part II.  Other Information

          Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K          10

          Signatures                                         11

<PAGE>
                 PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                
Item 1.                   Financial Statements.
                                
                 American Oilfield Divers, Inc.
                   Consolidated Balance Sheets
                         (in thousands)
                                     
                                  December 31,1995    October 31, 1995
                                  _________________   _________________
                                      (unaudited)
ASSETS                                             
_______                                                   

Current assets:                                    
  Cash and cash equivalents           $   788              $ 1,174
  Accounts receivable, net of                      
    allowance for doubtful             13,014               23,870
    accounts of $380 and $300
  Unbilled revenue                     13,683                7,080
  Other receivables                     2,025                1,415
  Current deferred tax asset            1,700                1,700
  Inventories                           2,261                2,191
  Prepaid expenses                      1,380                1,935
                                     _________             ________ 
    Total current assets               34,851               39,365
                                                   
Property, plant and equipment, net                 
 of accumulated depreciation of  
  $18,053 and $17,228                  25,550               26,079

                                                   
Deferred tax asset                         57                  477
Other assets                            3,463                3,487
                                     _________             ________ 
                                      $63,921              $69,408
                                     =========             ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY               
______________________________________                               

Current liabilities:                               
  Accounts payable                    $ 3,506              $ 5,806
  Other liabilities                     6,197               10,192
  Borrowings under line of 
    credit agreement                    7,875                7,300
  Current portion of long-term debt     1,375                2,000
                                     _________             _________  
    Total current liabilities          18,953               25,298
                                                   
Long-term debt, less current portion    5,413                5,121
                                     _________             _________ 
    Total liabilities                  24,366               30,419
                                                   
                                                   
Stockholders' equity:                              
  Common stock, no par value            1,360                1,360
  Other stockholders' equity           38,195               37,629
                                     __________            _________  
    Total stockholders' equity         39,555               38,989
                                     __________            _________   
                                      $63,921              $69,408
                                     ==========            =========
                                
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
 financial statements.

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                 American Oilfield Divers, Inc.
                Consolidated Statements of Income
              (in thousands, except per share data)
                                
                                
                                
                                          Two Months Ended
                                             December 31,
                                         ___________________    
                                                     
(unaudited)                              1995          1994
                                         _____         _____              
                                         
Diving and related revenues             $15,486        $15,259
                                       ________       ________               
Costs and expenses:                                    
 Diving and related expenses            10,346         10,359
 Selling, general and administrative    
  expenses                               3,055          2,873
 Depreciation and amortization             889            799
                                       ________       ________                
  Total costs and expenses              14,290         14,031
                                       ________       ________                
Operating income                         1,196          1,228
                                                       
Other expense, net                        (202)          (137)
                                       _________      ________                
Income before income taxes                 994          1,091
                                                       
Income tax provision                       420            480
                                       __________      ________                
Net income                               $ 574           $611
                                       ==========      =========                
Net income per share                     $ .09           $.09
                                       ==========      =========                
Weighted average common shares              
  outstanding                            6,709          6,709
                                       ==========      =========
                                
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
                      financial statements.
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                 American Oilfield Divers, Inc.
   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
                (in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    Foreign   (Accumulated
                       Common Stock    Additional   Currency     Deficit
                      _______________   Paid-in   Translation   Retained
(unaudited)           Shares  Amount    Capital    Adjustment   Earnings   Total
                      _______ _______   ________   ___________  ________  _______

<S>                  <C>        <C>      <C>           <C>      <C>       <C>
Balance at        
 October 31, 1994    6,709,497  $1,360   $40,837       $(115)   $ (2,755) $39,327

Net effects of                                                    
translation of foreign                                           
 currency                                                (13)                 (13)
Net income                                                           611      611        
                    __________ ________ __________    _________ __________ _______                                                
                                                                  
Balance at        
 December 31, 1994  6,709,497  $1,360   $40,837        $(128)   $(2,144)  $39,925

                                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
Balance at         
  October 31, 1995  6,709,497  $1,360   $40,837        $(124)   $(3,084)   $38,989

Net effects of                                                    
translation of foreign                             
 currency                                                 (8)                  (8)
Net income                                                          574        574
                    __________ ________ _________    _________ _________ __________                           
Balance at         
 December 31, 1995  6,709,497  $1,360   $40,837         $(132)  $(2,510)   $39,555
                    ========== ======== ==========   ========= ========= ==========            
</TABLE>
<PAGE>                                
                                
                                
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
                      financial statements.
                 American Oilfield Divers, Inc.
              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         (in thousands)


                                        Two Months Ended
                                           December 31
                                       _________________
                                       1995         1994
(unaudited)                            _____       ______           
                                                  
Net cash flows from operating                     
activities:
  Net income                           $ 574         $611
  Non-cash items included in net                  
   income:
Depreciation and amortization            889          799
Gain on disposition of assets             (5)          --
Other                                 (1,755)      (2,338)
                                      ________     ________            
    Net cash used by operating       
      activities                        (297)        (928)
Cash flows from investing                         
activities:
  Capital expenditures                  (322)        (315)
  Proceeds from sale of assets            35           --
  Other                                  (44)         (37)
                                      _________    _________            
    Net cash used by investing       
     activities                         (331)         (352)

Cash flows from financing                         
activities:
  Repayments of long term-debt          (333)         (401)
  Net borrowings under line-of-           
   credit agreement                      575           950
                                      __________   _________
 Net cash provided by financing           
   activities                            242           549
                                      __________   _________
Net decrease in cash                    (386)         (731)
                                      
Cash and cash equivalents at           
 beginning of period                   1,174         1,226
                                      __________   __________
Cash and cash equivalents at end of  
 period                               $  788        $  495
                                      ==========   ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
                      financial statements.
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                 American Oilfield Divers, Inc.
           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Organization and Significant Accounting Principles

The  consolidated financial statements include  the  accounts  of
American Oilfield Divers, Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-
owned   subsidiaries  (the  "Company").   The  Company   provides
undersea  construction, installation, and repair and  maintenance
services to the offshore oil and gas industry, primarily  in  the
United  States  Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. West  Coast  and  select
international  areas, and to inland industrial  and  governmental
customers.  In addition, the Company (i) manufactures and markets
subsea   pipeline  connectors  and  a  patented   marginal   well
production  system  to  the domestic and  international  oilfield
industry; (ii) operates one jack-up derrick barge with a 220  ton
Manitowoc crane known as the "American Intrepid" in the U.S. Gulf
of  Mexico; and (iii) provides environmental remediation and  oil
spill  response services to the oil and gas industry and  certain
other  commercial  and  governmental  customers.   Subsequent  to
December 31, 1995, the company sold the American Enterprise,  its
pipelay/bury barge.  The sale, including disposal costs, resulted
in  a gain in March 1996.  All material intercompany transactions
and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

On  June  26, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors resolved  to
change  the Company's fiscal year-end from October 31 to December
31  in  order  to  report  its quarterly and  annual  results  of
operations on a comparable basis with other companies in the  oil
and   gas  industry.   Accordingly,  the  accompanying  financial
statements  include the results of the Company's  operations  for
the  two  months ended December 31, 1995 and December  31,  1994.
These unaudited financial statements at December 31, 1995 and for
the  two  months ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 and  the  notes
thereto  have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and  Rule
10-01  for  Regulation S-X.  In the opinion  of  management,  all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)  considered
necessary for a fair statement have been included.

A  description of the organization and operations of the Company,
the  significant accounting policies followed, and the  financial
condition  and results of operations as of October 31, 1995,  are
contained   in  the  audited  consolidated  financial  statements
included  in  the Company's annual report on Form 10-K,  for  the
fiscal  year  ended  October 31, 1995.  These  transition  period
financial  statements  should be read  in  conjunction  with  the
audited 1995 financial statements.


Operating   results  for  interim  periods  are  not  necessarily
indicative  of the results that can be expected for  full  fiscal
years.   The offshore oilfield services industry in the  Gulf  of
Mexico  is highly seasonal as a result of weather conditions  and
the  timing of capital expenditures by the oil and gas  industry.
Utilization  of  the  Company's dive  crews  and  diving  support
vessels ("DSV") and therefore the related scope and extent of the
Company's  offshore  diving  operations  are  limited  by  winter
weather conditions generally prevailing in the Gulf of Mexico and
in  certain  of  the Company's inland markets  from  December  to
April.   Although adverse weather conditions occurring from  time
to  time  from  May  through November may also  adversely  affect
vessel   utilization  and  diving  operations,  historically,   a
substantial  portion of the Company's diving services  have  been
performed  during  the  period from May  through  November.   The
Company expects a higher concentration of its total revenues  and
net  income  to  occur in the third (July through September)  and
fourth  (October  through December) quarters of its  fiscal  year
compared  to the first (January through March) and second  (April
through June) quarters.

As  a result of the change in fiscal year end, the Company is now
required to implement Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.  121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed of," for the  fiscal  year
ended December 31, 1996.  The Company is currently evaluating the
impact  of  adoption  of  this Standard which  will  be  recorded
effective  January 1, 1996 and will be reflected in the Company's
results  of  operations for the six month period ended  June  30,
1996 reported in form 10-Q on or before August 14, 1996.

Note 2 - Inventories

The  major  classes of inventories consist of the  following  (in
thousands):

                                     December 31,   October 31,
                                        1995          1995
                                        _____        _____
                                     (Unaudited)

Fuel                                  $   101       $   112
Supplies                                1,026         1,007
Work-in-                                  444           389
process
Finished goods                            690           683
                                       _______       ______
                                       $2,261        $2,191
                                       =======       ======

Note 3 - Earnings Per Share

Primary  earnings per share is calculated by dividing net  income
by  the  weighted  average  number of common  shares  outstanding
during each period.

Note 4 - Commitments and Contingencies

In  the normal course of business the Company becomes involved as
a  defendant or plaintiff in various lawsuits.  While the outcome
of  these lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, based upon
the  evaluation by the Company's legal counsel of the  merits  of
pending  or  threatened litigation, the Company does  not  expect
that  the outcome of such litigation will have a material  effect
on the accompanying financial statements.

Although the Company's operations involve a higher degree of risk
than found in some other service industries, management is of the
opinion  that  it maintains insurance at levels generally  at  or
above  industry  standards to insure itself  against  the  normal
risks of operations.

<PAGE>

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


        The  following  discussion  of  the  Company's  financial
condition,  results  of  operations, and  liquidity  and  capital
resources  should  be  read  in conjunction  with  the  Company's
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto  included
elsewhere in this Transition Report on Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations

   On June 26, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to
change  the Company's fiscal year-end from October 31 to December
31  in  order   to  report its quarterly and  annual  results  of
operations on a comparable basis with other companies in the  oil
and  gas  industry.  Accordingly  the following tables set  forth
additional information on the operating results of the Company in
its  geographic and product markets for the two month  transition
period  ended  December 31, 1995 as compared  to  the  comparable
period in the prior year:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Two Months ended December 31, 1995
                                                 ______________________________________________

                                               International  Inland and West       Subsea
                             Gulf Serivces<F1>  Services<F2>  Coast Services<F3>   Products<4>     Total
                             _________________ ______________ __________________  ______________ __________
<S>                              <C>                <C>           <C>                  <C>        <C>
Diving and related revenues      $  9,929           $ 924         $ 3,909              $ 724      $ 15,486
                                                       
Diving and related expenses      $  6,888           $ 595         $ 2,488              $  375     $ 10,346
                                                       
Gross profit                     $  3,041           $ 329         $ 1,421              $  349     $  5,140
                                                       
Gross profit percentage              30.6%           35.6%           36.4%               48.2%        33.2%


                                                      Two Months ended December 31, 1994
                                                 ______________________________________________

                                               International  Inland and West       Subsea
                             Gulf Serivces<F1>  Services<F2>  Coast Services<F3>   Products<4>     Total
                             _________________ ______________ __________________  ______________ __________

Diving and related revenues      $ 9,463            $ 1,350       $ 3,268              $1,178     $15,259
                                                       
Diving and related expenses      $ 6,087            $ 1,077       $ 2,528              $  667     $10,359
                                                       
Gross profit                     $ 3,376            $   273       $   740              $  511     $ 4,900
                                                       
Gross profit percentage             35.7%              20.2%         22.6%               43.4%       32.1%

<FN>
<F1> Includes diving and related services, pipelay/bury and
     derrick barge services provided by American Marine
     Construction, Inc. and environmental remediation and oil
     spill response services provided by American Pollution
     Control, Inc., all of which were performed in the Gulf of
     Mexico.  The pipelay/bury barge was sold effective March 1,1996.
<F2> Includes all diving and related services performed outside of
     the United States and its coastal waters except for Latin
     America, which is included in Inland and West Coast Services.
<F3> Includes diving and related services off the U.S. West Coast
     provided by American Pacific Marine, Inc. and diving and
     related services provided by American Inland Divers, Inc.
<F4> Includes manufacturing and marketing of Big Inch pipeline
     connectors and Tarpon marginal well production systems.
</FN>
</TABLE>

    The Company's consolidated results of operations for the  two
months ended December 31, 1995 were comparable to the results  of
operations  in  the  two month period ended  December  31,  1994.
Although  there was a slight revenue increase from $15.3  million
to  $15.5 million, and gross profit percentages improved slightly
from 32.1% to 33.2%, these improvements in operations were offset
by  slight  increases in both selling, general and administrative
expenses,  and depreciation and amortization.  As a  result,  the
Company  recorded net income of $574,000 in the two month  period
of  1995 compared to $611,000 in the two month period of 1994, or
$.09 per share in both periods.

    The  Company's results of operations will generally vary from
reporting period to reporting period depending in large  part  on
the location and the type of work being performed, the mix of the
marine  services being performed, the season of the year and  the
job conditions encountered.  Also, weather conditions in the Gulf
of  Mexico  and  in  certain  of the  Company's  inland  markets,
particularly  the  winter conditions that are  generally  present
from  December through April, substantially reduce the work  that
could  otherwise  be performed by the Company's  dive  crews  and
limit the utilization of the Company's diving support vessels  in
the  Gulf  of Mexico. The Company expects winter weather patterns
and  other  adverse  weather conditions to continue  to  have  an
adverse  effect on the Company's diving operations, both  in  the
Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere.

 Two Months Ended December 31, 1995 Compared to Two Months Ended
                        December 31, 1994

       Total   revenues.  The  Company's  consolidated   revenues
increased  1%, or $227,000, from $15.3 million in the two  months
ended  December 31, 1994 to $15.5 million in the two months ended
December  31,  1995.   The  $227,000  increase  in  revenues  was
comprised   of    (i)  an  increase  of  approximately   $640,000
attributable to increased diving activity in the Inland and  West
Coast  Services  markets; (ii) an increase of approximately  $1.0
million  attributable to the operations of the American Intrepid,
the  Company's  new jack-up derrick barge; (iii)  a  decrease  of
$393,000   attributable  to  the  operations  of   the   American
Enterprise, the Company's pipelay/bury barge; (iv) a decrease  of
$426,000 attributable to International diving activity and (v)  a
decrease  of  $454,000 attributable to decreased subsea  products
sales.

      Selling,  general  and administrative  expenses.   Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased 6%, or $182,000  to
$3.1  million  during  the  two months ended  December  31,  1995
compared  to  $2.9 million for the two months ended December  31,
1994.  This increase was primarily due to a $127,000 increase  in
expenses  attributable  to  supporting  the  activities  of   the
operations  and  sales office in Dubai, UAE for  the  two  months
ended  December  31,  1995.   This  office  did  not  have   full
operations  in the same period of 1994.  Although  there  was  an
overall   increase   in  the  level  of  selling,   general   and
administrative expenses during the two months ended December  31,
1995,  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses,   as   a
percentage of revenues, increased less than 1% to 19.7% compared
to 18.8% for the comparable period in the prior year.

    Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and  amortization
increased  $90,000, or 11%, to $889,000 in the two  months  ended
December  31,  1995 compared to $799,000 in the two months  ended
December  31,  1994.  The increase was attributable to  additions
and  improvements to the Company's operational and administrative
assets  primarily in the Gulf Services and International Services
groups.

    Operating  income.  During the two months ended December  31,
1995,  operating  income  was $1,196,000  compared  to  operating
income of $1,228,000 for the comparable period in the prior year.
The  slight  decrease was due to an increase in selling,  general
and  administrative  expenses and depreciation  and  amortization
expenses for the two months ended December 31, 1995.

    Other  income/expense.  During the current reporting  period,
other expense (net) of $202,000 was comprised of interest expense
of  $220,000, offset by miscellaneous other income items totaling
$18,000.  This compares to other expense (net) of $137,000 in the
comparable  two month period ended December 31, 1994,  which  was
comprised   of   interest   expense  of   $182,000,   offset   by
miscellaneous other income items of $45,000.

    Net  income.  As a result of the conditions discussed  above,
the  Company recorded net income of $574,000, or $.09 per  share,
in the two months ended December 31, 1995, compared to net income
of  $611,000, or $.09 per share, in the comparable period of  the
previous year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    The Company's primary liquidity needs are, generally, to fund
working capital requirements and to make capital expenditures for
acquisitions of, and improvements to, its facilities and  to  its
DSVs  and diving and related equipment.  The Company also  incurs
expenses  for  mobilization and project execution on  an  ongoing
basis  throughout the course of its contracts, while  collections
from  customers typically do not occur until approximately ninety
days  after  invoicing.  The Company has traditionally  supported
these  working  capital requirements by using  a  combination  of
internally generated funds and short-term and long-term debt.  In
the  two  months  ended December 31, 1995, the Company  supported
these   expenditures   using  internally  generated   funds   and
borrowings under the line of credit agreement.

    The Company has a bank line of credit in the principal amount
of $15 million against which $7,875,000 was drawn at December 31,
1995.   Also at December 31, 1995, the Company had four long-term
notes  payable with a bank totaling $6.8 million at December  31,
1995  with interest rates ranging from 8.75% to 9.50% at December
31,  1995.   Subsequent to December 31, 1995, in connection  with
the  renewal of the Company's annual debt agreement, the  Company
consolidated the four notes payable and obtained additional  term
borrowings  which resulted in one long-term note payable  in  the
amount of $10.5 million at a fixed interest rate of 7.9%.

    The  Company  believes that cash flows  from  operations  and
borrowings available under its bank credit facility will  provide
sufficient funds for the next twelve to eighteen months  to  meet
its  working capital and capital expenditure requirements and  to
fund  any  further  expansion  into  new  geographic  markets  or
development of new product lines.

    Net  cash used by operations was $297,000 for the two  months
ended  December  31, 1995 compared to $928,000 in the  comparable
prior  year  period.   Cash flows from operating  activities  are
primarily cash received from customers and cash paid to employees
and  suppliers.  During the two months ended December  31,  1995,
cash  received from customers was $19.7 million and cash paid  to
employees and suppliers was $19.1 million.  During the two months
ended  December 31, 1994, cash received from customers was  $13.2
million  and  cash  paid  to employees and  suppliers  was  $13.5
million.  The factors affecting amounts and timing of cash  flows
from operating activities are the same as those affecting results
of operations discussed above.

   Investing activities resulted in net cash outflows during both
two month periods.  In the most recent two month period, net cash
used  by  investing activities was approximately  $331,000  which
primarily  consisted of $322,000 expended for the acquisition  of
and  improvements to operating assets to be used in the Company's
operations.   In  the prior two month period, net  cash  used  by
investing  activities was approximately $352,000 which  primarily
consisted  of  $315,000  expended  for  the  acquisition  of  and
improvements  to  operating assets to be used  in  the  Company's
operations.

   Cash flows provided by financing activities of $242,000 in the
two months ended December 31, 1995 were primarily attributable to
payments  of long-term debt totaling $333,000 funded by  proceeds
from  borrowings of $575,000 under the line of  credit.   In  the
comparable  period  of  fiscal 1994, cash provided  by  financing
activities  of approximately $549,000 was primarily  attributable
to  payments  of  long-term  debt totaling  $401,000,  offset  by
proceeds from borrowings under the line of credit of $950,000.


                   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Forms  8-K.

   (a)Exhibits.
   
      27     Financial Data Schedule.

      99.1   Press  release issued by American  Oilfield  Divers,
       Inc.  on  August 6, 1996 with respect to the  presentation
       of  historical financial results for each quarter  in  the
       fiscal  year ended December 31, 1995 (the new fiscal  year
       end) and the first quarter ended March 31, 1996.
   
   (b)The  Company  filed  a Current Report on  Form  8-K,  dated
       July  16, 1996, with respect to its appointment of  Rodney
       W. Stanley  to the  newly created position of Senior Vice-
       President of International Operations.
                           
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                           SIGNATURES


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.




                                   AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS, INC.


Date: August 12, 1996                  /s/ Cathy M. Green
                                     _________________________
                                          Cathy M. Green
                                     Vice President - Finance,
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                     (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer)



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NEWS RELEASE

For further information contact:

Greg Rosenstein                                 Cathy Green
Manager of Investor Relations                   Chief Financial
Officer
(318) 234-4590                                  (318) 234-4590
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1996


      AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS HISTORICAL FINANCIAL RESULTS
                REFLECT CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR END
                                

  Lafayette,  LA -- In conjunction with its previously  announced
change in fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31,  American  
Oilfield  Divers, Inc. (NASDAQ:  DIVE)  has  made  available  
historical  financial  and operational results for each quarter of 
the  fiscal  year  ended December  31, 1995, and the first quarter 
ended March  31,  1996.  On August 13, 1996, the Company will announce 
results for its new second quarter ended June 30, 1996.

  "By  changing AOD's fiscal year end to December 31, the Company
will  report  quarterly and annual results on a comparable  basis
with  other  public companies in the oil and gas industry,"  said
George  C.  Yax,  AOD's  Chairman of the Board,  Chief  Executive
Officer and President."

  American Oilfield Divers, Inc., is a leading provider of diving
services,  subsea products, marine construction and environmental
services  to the offshore oil and gas industry, in the U.S.  Gulf
of  Mexico,  U.S. West Coast and internationally, and to  certain
U.S. inland customers.

                                
                      Table to follow . . .
<PAGE>                                
                         
                         AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS, INC.
                       Consolidated Results of Operations
      (in thousands except for per share amounts and dive crew information)

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                                                         Three Months Ended
                                       ___________________________________________________________


(Unaudited)                            March 31,   June 30,  September 30, December 31, March 31,
Income Statement                          1995       1995         1995         1995      1996<F1>
                                       _________  __________ _____________ ____________ ___________ 
<S>                                    <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>         <C> 
Diving and related revenues            $11,921    $19,713      $32,055      $25,197     $19,228

Costs and expenses:
   Diving and related expenses           9,182     14,084       22,220       17,638      12,621
   Selling, general and administrative 
     expenses                            4,480      4,675        5,173        5,215       4,720
   Depreciation and amortization         1,179      1,265        1,352        1,357       1,362
                                       __________ __________   __________   __________  __________   
       Total costs and expenses         14,841     20,024       28,745       24,210      18,703
                                       __________ __________   __________   __________  __________
Operating income (loss)                (2,920)      (311)        3,310          987         525

Other  income (expense), net             (147)      (457)         (381)        (329)        149
                                       __________ __________   __________   __________  __________

Income (loss) before income taxes 
  and minority interest                (3,067)      (768)        2,929          658         674

Income tax provision (benefit)         (1,250)      (330)        1,300          280         280
                                       __________ __________   __________   __________  __________

Income (loss) before minority interest (1,817)      (438)        1,629          378         394

Minority interest in (earnings) 
  loss of subsidiary                       47        (47)          ---         (116)        ---
                                       __________ __________   __________   __________  __________

Net income (loss)                    $ (1,770)    $  (485)     $  1,629     $    262    $    394
                                       ========== ==========   ==========   ==========  ==========
Net income (loss) per share          $   (.26)    $  (.07)     $    .24     $    .04    $    .06
                                       ========== ==========   ==========   ==========  ==========
Weighted average shares outstanding     6,709       6,709         6,709        6,709       6,709
                                       ========== ==========   ==========   ==========  ==========  

Operational Data
Dive crew days                          5,393       8,042        12,919        9,139       6,932
Dive crews per day                         60          88           140           99          76
Diving support vessel utilization        31.7%       40.9%         57.5%        50.3%       41.0%
Earnings before interest, taxes,
  depreciation and amortization 
     (EBITDA)                         $(1,741)    $   954        $4,662       $2,344      $1,887
EBITDA as % of revenue                  (14.6%)       4.8%        14.5%         9.3%        9.8%
SG&A as % of revenue                     37.6%      23.7%        16.1%        20.7%       24.5%
Gross profit %                           23.0%      28.6%        30.7%        30.0%       34.4%
<FN>
<F1> As  a result of the change in fiscal year end, the Company is now required
  to  implement Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting
  for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed
  of,"  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.  The impact of adoption  of
  this Standard will be recorded effective January 1, 1996 and will be reflected
  in the Company's results of operations for the six month period ended June 30,
  1996 reported in form 10-Q on or before August 14, 1996.
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