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OCEAN ENERGY, INC.
8440 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, SUITE 420
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809
March 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Ocean Energy, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form 8-A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Ocean Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
I hereby request withdrawal of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
8-A (the "Form 8-A"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 24, 1998 (File Number 001-14252), relating to the 10-3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes Due 2005, which are to be assumed by the Company upon
consummation of the merger of United Meridian Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, with and into the Company, expected to occur on March 27, 1998.
The filing of the Form 8-A was effected through the EDGAR electronic filing
system under the Company's CIK No. 0000930550 on March 24, 1998.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robert K. Reeves
Robert K. Reeves
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
cc: New York Stock Exchange
