SEVEN SEAS PETROLEUM INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                            SEVEN SEAS PETROLEUM INC.
                           ---------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                           Common Stock, No Par Value
                         -------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    817917107
                                 ---------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1998
                      -------------------------------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                  [ ]     Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [X]     Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [ ]     Rule 13d-1(d)


*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 in 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 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).



                         Continued on following page(s)
                               Page 1 of 10 Pages


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 817917107                                           Page 2 of 10 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  Soros Fund Management LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  DELAWARE

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  1,176,400
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                          0
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   1,176,400
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                                    0

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            1,176,400

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares*
                                            [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    3.13%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 817917107                                           Page 3 of 10 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  George Soros (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [x]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  UNITED STATES

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                          0
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  1,176,400
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                           0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            1,176,400

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            1,176,400

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
                                            [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    3.13%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 817917107                                           Page 4 of 10 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  Stanley F. Druckenmiller (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [x]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  UNITED STATES

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  1,681,600
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  1,176,400
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   1,681,600
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            1,176,400

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            2,858,000

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
                                                            [ ]
11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    7.60%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 817917107                                           Page 5 of 10 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  Duquesne Capital Management, L.L.C.

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [x]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  PENNSYLVANIA

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  1,681,600
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                          0
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   1,681,600
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                                    0

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            1,681,600

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
                                            [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    4.47%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 6 of 10 Pages



Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                  Seven Seas Petroleum Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b)         Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1990 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 960, Houston, Texas 77056.

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:

                  This  statement  is filed on behalf  of each of the  following
                  persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

                  i)       Soros  Fund  Management   LLC,  a  Delaware   limited
                           liability company ("SFM LLC");

                  ii)      Mr. George Soros ("Mr. Soros");

                  iii)     Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller  ("Mr.  Druckenmiller");
                           and

                  iv)      Duquesne Capital  Management,  L.L.C., a Pennsylvania
                           limited liability company ("Duquesne LLC").

                  This Statement  relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for
the accounts of Quantum Partners LDC, a Cayman Islands exempted limited duration
company  ("Quantum  Partners") and the Duquesne LLC Clients (as defined herein).
SFM LLC, a Delaware limited liability  company,  serves as principal  investment
manager to Quantum Partners and as such, has been granted investment  discretion
over  portfolio  investments,  including  the  Shares,  held for the  account of
Quantum Partners. Mr. Soros is the Chairman of SFM LLC. Mr. Druckenmiller is the
Lead Portfolio Manager and a Member of the Management  Committee of SFM LLC. Mr.
Druckenmiller  also owns a 75% interest in, and is the sole managing  member of,
Duquesne  LLC,  an  investment  advisory  firm that  serves  as a  discretionary
investment  advisor to a limited number of institutional  clients (the "Duquesne
LLC Clients").

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                  The address of the  principal  business  office of each of SFM
LLC, Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  is 888 Seventh  Avenue,  33rd Floor,  New
York, NY 10106.

                  The address of the principal  business  office of Duquesne LLC
is 2579 Washington Road, Suite 322, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241-2591.

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:

                  i)       SFM LLC is a Delaware limited liability company;

                  ii)      Mr. Soros is a United States citizen;



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                  iii)     Mr. Druckenmiller is a United States citizen; and

                  iv)      Duquesne  LLC  is a  Pennsylvania  limited  liability
                           company.

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Stock, no par value (the "Shares").

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:

                           817917107

Item 3.           If this  statement  is filed  pursuant  to Rule  13d-1(b),  or
                  13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                           This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.           Ownership:

Item 4(a)         Amount Beneficially Owned:

                           As of  February  11,  1999,  each  of  the  Reporting
                           Persons  may be deemed  the  beneficial  owner of the
                           following number of Shares:

                           i)       Each of SFM LLC and Mr.  Soros may be deemed
                                    to be the beneficial  owner of the 1,176,400
                                    Shares  held  for  the  account  of  Quantum
                                    Partners.

                           ii)      Mr.   Druckenmiller   may  be   deemed   the
                                    beneficial owner of 2,858,000  Shares.  This
                                    number consists of (A) 1,176,400 Shares held
                                    for the account of Quantum  Partners and (B)
                                    1,681,600  Shares  held for the  accounts of
                                    the Duquesne LLC Clients.

                           iii)     Duquesne  LLC may be deemed  the  beneficial
                                    owner of the  1,681,600  Shares held for the
                                    accounts of Duquesne LLC Clients.


Item 4(b)         Percent of Class:

                           i)       The  number of  Shares of which  each of SFM
                                    LLC and Mr.  Soros  may be  deemed to be the
                                    beneficial owner  constitutes  approximately
                                    3.13%  of  the   total   number   of  Shares
                                    outstanding.

                           ii)      The   number   of   Shares   of  which   Mr.
                                    Druckenmiller   may  be  deemed  to  be  the
                                    beneficial owner  constitutes  approximately
                                    7.60%  of  the   total   number   of  Shares
                                    outstanding.

                           iii)     The number of Shares of which  Duquesne  LLC
                                    may be  deemed  to be the  beneficial  owner
                                    constitutes approximately 4.47% of the total
                                    number of Shares outstanding.



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Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

    SFM LLC
    -------

    (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                  1,176,400

    (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                        0

    (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     1,176,400

    (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:           0

    Mr. Soros
    ---------

    (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                          0

    (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                1,176,400

    (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:             0

    (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   1,176,400

    Mr. Druckenmiller
    -----------------

    (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                  1,681,600

    (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                1,176,400

    (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     1,681,600

    (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   1,176,400

    Duquesne LLC
    ------------

    (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                  1,681,600

    (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                        0

    (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     1,681,600

    (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:           0


Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                           This Item 5 is not applicable.


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                                                              Page 9 of 10 Pages



Item 6.           Ownership  of More than  Five  Percent  on  Behalf of  Another
                  Person:

                  The shareholders of Quantum  Partners,  including Quantum Fund
N.V., a  Netherlands  Antilles  company,  have the right to  participate  in the
receipt of dividends  from,  or proceeds  from the sale of, the Shares,  held by
Quantum  Partners  in  accordance  with  their  ownership  interests  in Quantum
Partners.

                  The Duquesne LLC Clients have the right to  participate in the
receipt of dividends  from, or proceeds  from the sale of, the Shares,  held for
their account.

                  Each of SFM LLC and Mr. Soros expressly  disclaims  beneficial
ownership  of any Shares held for the  accounts  of the  Duquesne  LLC  Clients.
Duquesne LLC expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the
account of Quantum Partners.

Item 7.           Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                  Acquired the Security  Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                  Company:

                           This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                           This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                           This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.          Certification:

                  By signing below each signatory certifies that, to the best of
his/its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and  are  not  held  for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of  changing  or
influencing  the control of the Issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.



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                                                             Page 10 of 10 Pages

                                   SIGNATURES


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

Date:  February 12, 1999               SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC


                                       By:   /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Michael C. Neus
                                             Assistant General Counsel


Date:  February 12, 1999               GEORGE SOROS


                                       By:   /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Michael C. Neus
                                             Attorney-in-Fact



Date:  February 12, 1999               STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER


                                       By:   /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Michael C. Neus
                                             Attorney-in-Fact


Date:  February 12, 1999               DUQUESNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.


                                       By:   /S/ GERALD KERNER
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Gerald Kerner
                                             Managing Director





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