FORCENERGY INC
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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. 2)

                                 Forcenergy Inc
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   345206 10 6
                                ----------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 E. Joseph Grady
                               c/o Forcenergy Inc
                         2730 S.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 800
                            Miami, Florida 33129-2356
                                 (305) 856-8500
                        ----------------------------------
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)


                               September 25, 1998
            ---------------------------------------------------------
             (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 /_/.

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

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CUSIP No.          345206 10 6                               Page 2 of 7 Pages
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1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                              Forsinvest AB          (no IRS Identification No.)
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2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a)     /_/
                                                                (b)    /x/
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3         SEC USE ONLY
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4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
          Not applicable
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5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
          TO ITEMS 2(d) OR  2(e)                         /_/
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Sweden
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           NUMBER OF            7        SOLE VOTING POWER
            SHARES                       1,652,095 shares of Common Stock
         BENEFICIALLY           ------------------------------------------------
           OWNED BY             8        SHARED VOTING POWER
             EACH                         none
           REPORTING            ------------------------------------------------
            PERSON              9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
             WITH                        1,652,095 shares of Common Stock
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         none
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,652,095 shares of Common Stock.
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 
                                                                          /_/
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13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          6.7%*  (*based on 24,701,014 shares reported as outstanding as of 
          July 31, 1998)
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          HC
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No.          345206 10 6                               Page 3 of 7 Pages
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1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                                 Eric Forss         (no IRS Identification No.)
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)      /_/

                                                                    (b)      /x/
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3         SEC USE ONLY
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*

          Not applicable
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) OR  2(e)                                                /_/
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Sweden
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           NUMBER OF            7        SOLE VOTING POWER
            SHARES                       19,200
         BENEFICIALLY           ------------------------------------------------
           OWNED BY             8        SHARED VOTING POWER
             EACH                        1,652,095 shares of Common Stock ** 
           REPORTING                     See Item 5.
            PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                                9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         19,200
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
                                         1,652,095 shares of Common Stock **
                                         See Item 5.
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,671,295
         shares of Common Stock ** See Item 5.
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            |X|
         Excludes 36,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
         vested director stock options
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          6.7%* (*based on 24,701,014 shares reported as outstanding as of
          July 31, 1998)
- - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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         The title of the class of the equity securities to which this Amendment
No. 2 to the Statement on Schedule 13D relates is common  stock,  par value $.01
per share (the "Common Stock").  The name and address of the principal executive
offices of the issuer of such  securities  is  Forcenergy  Inc, a publicly  held
Delaware  corporation  (the "Issuer"),  2730 S.W. 3rd Avenue,  Suite 800, Miami,
Florida  33129-2356.  The Issuer was incorporated  under the name Forcenergy Gas
Exploration, Inc.

         This  Amendment  No. 2 is  being  filed  jointly  by  Forsinvest  AB, a
privately held Swedish corporation ("Forsinvest"),  and Eric Forss, a citizen of
the  Kingdom of Sweden.  Information  provided  in this  Amendment  No. 2 to the
Statement on Schedule 13D is as of the date of filing unless otherwise specified
below.  This  Amendment  No. 2 amends  the  reporting  persons'  previous  joint
Statement as follows:

ITEM 5 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

         The transactions set forth below were made by the reporting  persons on
the  Stockholm  Stock  Exchange  with  respect  to Swedish  Depository  Receipts
representing  shares of Common Stock held by such  persons,  except as otherwise
indicated. All transactions reported below are sales unless otherwise indicated.
All proceeds or costs were  incurred and are reported  below in Swedish  kroners
("SEK") unless otherwise indicated.

FORSINVEST AB
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                       <C>                        <C>                        <C>    

Date                       Number of Shares          Total Proceeds or Cost     Price per Share
- - - - - ----                       ----------------          ----------------------     ---------------

                                                             (SEK)                      (SEK)
7/31/98                    25,000                        2,357,537                      94.30
8/7/98                     7,200                           634,668                      88.15
8/7/98                     12,800                        1,029,436                      80.42
8/12/98                    10,000                          711,287                      71.13
8/17/98                    10,000                          768,016                      76.80
8/19/98                    5,000                           342,764                      68.55
8/20/98                    50,000                        3,064,921                      61.30
8/24/98                    15,000                          936,486                      62.43
8/24/98                    15,000                          951,838                      63.46
8/24/98                    20,000                        1,269,345                      63.47
8/25/98*                   7,800 (purchase)              1,133,262                     145.29
8/28/98                    200                              10,751                      53.75
8/31/98                    1,700                            86,310                      50.77
9/1/98                     5,300                           259,376                      48.94
9/2/98                     10,000                          467,003                      46.70
9/4/98                     2,800                           138,375                      49.42
9/7/98                     1,200                            66,499                      55.42
9/7/98                     5,700                           264,961                      46.48
9/8/98                     3,371                           185,751                      55.10
9/9/98                     1,300                            67,594                      52.00
9/11/98                    5,300                           279,363                      52.71
9/11/98                    10,000                          486,934                      48.69
9/14/98                    10,000                          554,616                      55.46
9/17/98                    10,000                          572,971                      57.30
9/25/98                    15,000                          812,242                      54.15
9/25/98*                   25,000                     U.S.$184,674                  U.S.$7.39
9/30/98                    4,800                           232,830                      48.51
                           -----------------
         Net shares sold:  273,871 shares
</TABLE>

         As a result of the transactions described above, Forsinvest AB owned an
aggregate of 1,652,095 shares of Common Stock as of September 30, 1998.


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Eric Forss
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                       <C>                       <C>                        <C>    
 
Date                       Number of Shares          Total Proceeds or Cost     Price per Share
- - - - - ----                       ----------------          ----------------------     ---------------
                                                             (SEK)                 (SEK)
8/20/98                    3,000 (purchase)                267,197                 89.07
8/21/98*                   16 (purchase)                     1,109                 69.31
                           -----------------
    Net shares acquired:   3,016
</TABLE>

*  Sold or purchased in private transactions.

         As a result of the  transactions  described  above,  Eric  Forss  owned
directly an aggregate of 19,200 shares of Common Stock as of September 30, 1998.

         Although Mr. Forss serves as one of three  directors of Forsinvest  AB,
Mr. Forss does not control the ordinary business of Forsinvest AB, including the
voting or disposition of shares of Forcenergy Inc. In addition,  Mr. Forss has a
pecuniary  interest in Forsinvest AB of  approximately  10%.  Accordingly,  this
Statement shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Forss is, for purposes
of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner of securities owned by Forsinvest AB covered by this Statement.


ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         A.       Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1997,
                  among Forcenergy Inc, Forsinvest AB, Eric Forss and Stridor
                  Invest AB. (Previously filed).

         B.       Agreement for Joint Filing on Behalf of Each Reporting Person.
                  (Previously filed).

         C.       Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 31, 
                  1998, among Forcenergy Inc, Eric Forss and Forsinvest AB.
                  (Previously filed).



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                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,
the  undersigned  hereby  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: October 20, 1998

                                                   FORSINVEST AB



                                                   By:    /s/ ERIC FORSS
                                                        ------------------------
                                                   Name:  Eric Forss
                                                   Title: Director


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                                                     SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,
the  undersigned  hereby  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: October 20, 1998

                                                   ERIC FORSS



                                                   /s/ ERIC FORSS
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Eric Forss



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