CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORP
10-Q, 1998-12-01
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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

                         SECOND QUARTER

                             REPORT

                              1998



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                SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                            Form 10-Q

        QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For Quarter Ended June 30, 1998   Commission File Number 33-79220
                                                         33-56377


           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION
     (exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware                                    04-3232976
(State of incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                            Identification No.)



Room 6/9, One International Place, 
Boston, Massachusetts                       02110-2624
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, 
including area code                         (617) 951-7727


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,
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.

YES   X                           NO


Number of shares outstanding of each class of Registrant's Common
Stock as of 
July 27, 1998.

Common, $1.00 par value..............................1,000 shares



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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

                            FORM 10-Q

                   QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1998


                              INDEX



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PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Review Report of Independent Accountants               2

         Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheet - June 30, 1998
          and December 31, 1997.                                4

         Unaudited Condensed Income Statement 
          Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997               6

         Unaudited Condensed Statement of Cash Flows -
          Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997               7

         Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements      8


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations                 10


PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                     10


SIGNATURES                                                     11



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                Omitted items are not applicable



















































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PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements


            REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
  of California Petroleum Transport Corporation


We have reviewed the accompanying condensed balance sheet of
California Petroleum Transport Corporation as of June 30, 1998,
and the related condensed statements of income and the condensed
statement of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30,
1998 and 1997.  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 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 United States generally accepted
auditing standards, which will be performed for the full year
with the objective of expressing 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 financial statements
referred to above for them to be in conformity with United States
generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with United States
generally accepted auditing standards, the balance sheet of
California Petroleum Transport Corporation as at December 31,
1997, and the related statements of income and cash flows for the
year then ended, not presented herein, and in our report dated
March 18, 1998, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those
financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth
in the accompanying condensed balance sheet as of December 31,
1997, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
balance sheet from which it has been extracted.






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                                       Ernst & Young
                                       Chartered Accountants

Douglas, Isle of Man


July 27, 1998














































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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

               UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET 


(US Dollars in thousands)                 June 30,       Dec 31,
                                              1998          1997
Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents                        1             1
Current portion of serial loan (note 2)
  (Maturity date April 1, 1999)             18,160        18,160
Interest receivable                          4,637         4,962
Other assets                                    34            28
   _______                                 _______
    
Total current assets                        22,832        23,151

Serial loans receivable less current
  portion (note 2)                          94,766       112,842
Terms loans receivable (note 3)            116,422       116,378
Deferred charges and other assets            2,572         2,700
                                          ________      ________

Total assets                                             236,592
   255,071
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

Interest accrued                             4,637         4,962
Current portion of serial mortgage notes
  (note 4)
  (due April 1, 1999)                       18,160        18,160
Other liabilities                               34            28
                                           _______       _______
                                                                
Total current liabilities                   22,831        23,150

Serial mortgage notes (note 4)              95,860       114,020

Term mortgage notes (note 5)               117,900       117,900
                                          ________      ________

Total liabilities                          236,591       255,070
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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

               UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET 
                           (CONTINUED)

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock: 1,000 shares authorized, 
  issued and outstanding                         1             1
                                              ____          ____

                                          ________      ________

Total liabilities and stockholders' 
  equity                                   236,592       255,071
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  The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement




































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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

              UNAUDITED CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT




(US Dollars in thousands)          Three months     Six months
                                  ended June 30,  ended June 30,
                                   1998    1997     1998    1997



Income

Interest income                   4,701   5,026    9,727  10,369
Recovery of overheads                15      15       30      30
                                  _____   _____   ______  ______

                                  4,716   5,041    9,757  10,399


Deduct:

Expenses

Interest payable                  4,637   4,962    9,599  10,241
Overheads                            15      15       30      30
Amortization of debt issue costs     64      64      128     128
                                  _____   _____    _____   _____
Net result for the period           NIL     NIL      NIL     NIL
                                  _____   _____    _____   _____



  The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement

















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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

           UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS




(US Dollars in thousands)              Six months     Six months
                                   ended June 30, ended June 30,
                                             1998           1997



Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

   Net income                                   -              -
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided by operating 
     activities:
       Recognition of deferred expenses     (128)          (128)
       Recognition of unearned income         128            128
       Changes in assets and liabilities                        
        Accounts receivable                   319            289
        Accounts payable                    (319)          (289)
                                           ______         ______
   
        Net cash provided by operating 
         activities                           NIL            NIL
                                           ______         ______



Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     NIL            NIL
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  The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement
















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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1-  Business and Summary of Accounting Policies

         Organization and history

         California Petroleum Transport Corporation was
incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on May 18,
1994.  The company is a special purpose corporation that has been
organized solely for the purpose of issuing as agent Serial
Mortgage Notes and Term Mortgage Notes as full recourse
obligations of the company and loaning the proceeds of the sale
of the Notes to four vessel owning companies.  The Serial
Mortgage Notes and the Term Mortgage Notes were issued on April
5, 1995.

         Basis of Presentation

         The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of
normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included.  The principal accounting
policies used in the preparation of these financial statements
are set out below.

         Revenue and expense recognition

         Interest receivable on the Serial Loans and on the Term
Loans is accrued on a daily basis.  Interest payable on the
Serial Mortgage Notes and on the Term Mortgage Notes is accrued
on a daily basis.  General and administrative expenses incurred
by the company are reimbursed by the vessel owning companies.

         Deferred charges

         Deferred charges represent the capitalization of debt
issue costs.  These costs are amortized over the term of the
Notes to which they relate.






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           CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TRANSPORT CORPORATION

      NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (CONTINUED)

Note 2-  Serial Loans

         The principal balances of the Serial Loans earn interest
at rates ranging from 7.30% to 7.62% and mature over an eight
year period beginning April 1, 1999.  The loans are reported net
of the related discounts which are amortized over the term of the
loans.


Note 3-  Term Loans

         The principal balances of the Term Loans earn interest
at a rate of 8.52% per annum and are to be repaid over a twelve
year period beginning nine years from 
April 1, 1995.  The loans are reported net of the related
discounts which are amortized over the term of the loans.


Note 4-  Serial Mortgage Notes

         The Serial Mortgage Notes bear interest at rates ranging
from 7.30% to 7.62% through maturity.  The Notes mature over a
eight year period beginning April 1, 1999.  Interest is payable
semi-annually.


Note 5-  Term Mortgage Notes

         The Term Mortgages Notes bear interest at a rate of
8.52% per annum.  Principal is repayable on the Term Mortgage
Notes in accordance with a twelve year sinking fund schedule
commencing nine years from April 1, 1995.  Interest is payable
semi-annually.















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Item 2.  Management's discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         The company is not party to any legal proceedings the
results of which could, in the opinion of management, have a
material adverse effect upon the company.














































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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.



                                       CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM
                                       TRANSPORT CORPORATION
                                       Registrant




            1998                       R. Douglas Donaldson
                                       Treasurer



































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