TEXACO INC
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                                   UNITED STATES

                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                               WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                             ___________________________

                                      FORM 8-K



                                  CURRENT REPORT
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                   July 25, 1995

                           ____________________________

                                    TEXACO INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            Delaware                     1-27               74-1383447
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File     (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                  Number)         Identification Number)

 		           								   

       2000 Westchester Avenue,                                 10650
       White Plains, New York                                 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)			 		                

                                    (914) 253-4000

                   (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5. Other Events
- --------------------

1.  On July 25, 1995, the Registrant issued an Earnings Press 
    Release entitled "Texaco Reports Results for the Second Quarter
    and First Half 1995," a copy of which is attached hereto as 
    Exhibit 99.1 and made a part hereof.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
Exhibits
- --------

(c)  Exhibits

     99.1  Press Release issued by Texaco Inc. dated July 25, 1995, 
           entitled "Texaco Reports Results for the Second Quarter 
           and First Half 1995."



<PAGE>


                             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 hereunto duly authorized.








                                                      TEXACO INC.
                                                  ---------------------
                                                      (Registrant)





                                              By:       R. E. KOCH
                                                   --------------------
                                                   (Assistant Secretary)





Date:  July 25,1995
       ------------


                                                             APPENDIX

Description of graphic material included in Exhibit 99.1.

The following information is depicted in graphic form in a Press 
Release issued by Texaco Inc. dated July 25, 1995, entitled "Texaco 
Reports Results for the Second Quarter and First Half 1995" filed as 
Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K:

1.  The first graph is located within the seventh paragraph of 
    Exhibit 99.1.  Graph is entitled "Texaco Average U.S. Crude 
    Price Per Quarter" and is shown in dollars per barrel by 
    quarter for the year 1994 and first two quarters of 1995.  The 
    Y axis depicts dollars per barrel from $10.00 to $18.00 with 
    $2.00 increments.  The X axis depicts the calendar quarters 
    for the year 1994 and first two quarters of 1995.  The plot 
    points are as follows:

    First Quarter 1994    -    $11.02 per barrel
    Second Quarter 1994   -    $13.45 per barrel
    Third Quarter 1994    -    $14.82 per barrel
    Fourth Quarter 1994   -    $14.45 per barrel
    First Quarter 1995    -    $14.85 per barrel
    Second Quarter 1995   -    $15.85 per barrel

The following summary information is also depicted at the bottom of 
the graph:

    First Half 1994       -    $12.24 per barrel
    First Half 1995       -    $15.35 per barrel
	
2.  The second graph is located within the ninth paragraph of 
    Exhibit 99.1.  Graph is entitled "Texaco Average U.S. Natural 
    Gas Price Per Quarter" and is shown in dollars per MCF by 
    quarter for the year 1994 and first two quarters of 1995.  The 
    Y axis depicts dollars per MCF from $0.00 to $3.00 with $.50 
    increments.  The X axis depicts the calendar quarters for the 
    year 1994 and first two quarters of 1995.  The plot points are 
    as follows:

    First Quarter 1994    -    $2.32 per MCF
    Second Quarter 1994   -    $2.02 per MCF
    Third Quarter 1994    -    $1.84 per MCF
    Fourth Quarter 1994   -    $1.80 per MCF
    First Quarter 1995    -    $1.68 per MCF
    Second Quarter 1995   -    $1.70 per MCF

The following summary information is also depicted at the bottom of 
the graph:

    First Half 1994      -     $2.16 per MCF
    First Half 1995      -     $1.69 per MCF

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                                                              EXHIBIT 99.1

                      TEXACO REPORTS RESULTS
                      ----------------------
          FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF 1995
          ----------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1995.
- ------------------------------------------

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 25  -  Texaco announced today that
consolidated worldwide net income from continuing operations for the
second quarter of 1995 was $262 million, or $0.95 per share, as compared
with $115 million, or $0.35 per share, for the second quarter of 1994.  
For the first half of 1995, net income from continuing operations was $563
million, or $2.05 per share, as compared with $317 million, or $1.04 per
share, for the first half of 1994.  Net income for both years includes
special items.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   Second Quarter        First Half    
                                  ----------------     ----------------
Texaco Inc. (Millions):           1995        1994     1995        1994
_______________________________________________________________________
<S>                               <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>
Net income from continuing 
 operations before 
 special items                    $262        $155     $475        $357 
Gains from asset sales               -           -       88           -   
Tax benefits on asset sale           -          79        -          79 
Special charges                      -        (119)       -        (119)
                                  ----        ----     ----        ----
Total net income from 
 continuing operations             262         115      563         317 
Loss on disposal of 
 discontinued chemical 
 operations                          -         (87)       -         (87)
                                  ----        ----     ----        ----
Total net income                  $262        $ 28     $563        $230 
________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>

    In commenting on 1995's performance, Alfred C. DeCrane, Jr., Texaco's
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Improved
operating performance, resulting from continued progress on key
initiatives of our plan for growth, supplemented by increased worldwide
crude oil prices were the main contributors to higher second quarter and
first half 1995 earnings.
    "International production of oil and gas grew from both existing and
new fields and continued improvements in our Latin American marketing
businesses added to profits.  In addition, operating and overhead expenses
were reduced, especially in the U.S., as a result of sales of non-core
producing assets, expense containment programs and focused technology
applications.

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                                  - 2 -

    "These benefits, however, were dampened by lower U.S. natural gas
prices.  Also, while refining margins in the U.S. and Europe improved
somewhat in the second quarter, margins were still weaker on a six-month
comparative basis."
    First half net income from continuing operations for 1995 included
first quarter gains of $88 million, principally relating to the sale of
land by a Caltex Petroleum Corporation affiliate in Japan and to sales of
non-core U.S. producing properties.  The 1994 six months results from
continuing operations included $79 million in tax benefits realizable
through the sale of an interest in a subsidiary, as well as special
charges of $119 million related to staff reductions and write-downs of
assets being offered for sale.
    Net income for 1994 also reflected a second quarter charge of $87
million, or $0.34 per share, for discontinued operations relating to the
sale of substantially all of Texaco's chemical business.

OPERATING EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

     UNITED STATES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       Second Quarter          First Half
                                      ----------------       ----------------    
Exploration & Production (Millions):  1995        1994       1995        1994
_____________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                   <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>
Operating earnings from 
 continuing operations 
 before special items                 $170        $121       $305        $196 
Gains from asset sales                   -           -          8           - 
Special charges                          -         (24)         -         (24)
                                      ----        ----       ----        ----
Total operating earnings              $170        $ 97       $313        $172
_____________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>

    The strong growth in earnings for both the comparative second quarter
and first half of 1995 resulted from increased crude oil prices, which
averaged $2.40 and $3.11 per barrel higher for the respective periods. 
These prices reflect, in part, a strong regional demand for heavy
Californian crudes.  
    Net income in 1995 also benefited from lower operating expenses. 
These expense reductions reflect the effects of technology applications
and reduced overhead, including reductions associated with the sales of
non-core producing properties.

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<PAGE>
                                  - 3 -

    Partly offsetting these benefits were comparatively lower natural gas
prices.  Second quarter 1995 average natural gas prices were $.32 per MCF
lower than 1994, while prices for the first half of 1995 were $.47 per MCF
lower than 1994.
    Excluding the divested non-core assets, crude oil and natural gas
production in 1995 was essentially equal to prior year production levels. 
This reflects success in adding new production, most notably along the
Louisiana Gulf Coast.
    Results for 1995 included a first quarter net gain of $8 million from
non-core producing property sales, after certain write-downs of properties
being held for sale and reserves for environmental remediation on these
properties which totaled $112 million.  Second quarter 1994 results
included charges relating to the cost associated with employee
separations.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
Manufacturing & Marketing (Millions):   1995        1994         1995        1994
_________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                     <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Operating earnings from 
 continuing operations 
 before special items                   $ 28        $ 39         $  9        $117 
Special charges                            -         (24)           -         (24)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
Total operating earnings                $ 28        $ 15         $  9        $ 93
_________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE> 

    During the second quarter of 1995, earnings improved over the first
quarter, but were still below the level experienced in the second quarter
of 1994.  Comparatively, second quarter 1995 versus 1994 margins on the
East and Gulf Coasts improved despite higher crude costs.  These margins
reflect increased demand and temporary product supply tightening created
by the Brazilian Oil Workers strike, as well as lower industry-wide
refinery utilization rates during the latter part of the period.  Margins
on the West Coast, however, were weaker due to higher crude oil costs and
a general oversupply of products caused partly by industry-wide refinery
utilization rates on the West Coast, which reached a five-year high in
1995.
    Earnings for the first half of 1995 decreased as compared to the same
period in 1994.  Continuing improvements in operating performance and
expenses did not overcome severely depressed industry-wide margins,
particularly through April.  Compounding this situation were uncertainties
with regard to changing state requirements for reformulated gasolines
earlier in the year. 

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                                  - 4 -


    Results for the second quarter 1994 included charges relating to the
adjustment to fair market value of facilities being offered for sale and
the estimated cost of employee separations.

INTERNATIONAL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
Exploration & Production (Millions):    1995        1994         1995        1994
_________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                     <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Operating earnings from 
 continuing operations 
 before special items                   $ 82        $ 34         $164        $ 79 
Special charges                            -         (16)           -         (16)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
Total operating earnings                $ 82        $ 18         $164        $ 63
_________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE> 

    The profit improvements for the second quarter and first half 1995
reflect the growth in oil and gas production and increased crude oil
prices, which averaged nearly $3 per barrel higher than in 1994.
    Production of crude oil and natural gas increased in the U.K. North
Sea, mainly from the Strathspey field.  There also was higher crude oil
production in Australia from the offshore Roller and Skate fields, as well
as in the Partitioned Neutral Zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
resulting from continuing field development programs.  Production for the
second quarter 1995 was somewhat lessened by scheduled maintenance work on
facilities in the North Sea.  Also, offshore China production was
suspended during most of the second quarter for scheduled maintenance and
to complete required work for the June 1995 start-up of two new fields,
which will nearly double current production rates.
    Upstream results in 1995 include a second quarter non-cash benefit of
$7 million and a year-to-date non-cash charge of $6 million due to
currency exchange impacts associated with deferred income taxes in the
U.K.  For 1994, these currency impacts resulted in a $11 million charge,
entirely in the second quarter.
    Second quarter 1994 results included charges related to the
adjustment to fair market value of properties being offered for sale and
the estimated cost of employee separations.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
Manufacturing & Marketing (Millions):   1995        1994         1995        1994
_________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                     <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Operating earnings from 
 continuing operations 
 before special items                   $ 79        $ 67         $180        $192 
Gain from asset sale                       -           -           80           - 
Special charges                            -         (38)           -         (38)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
Total operating earnings                $ 79        $ 29         $260        $154 
_________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
                                 - 5 -

    Comparative operating earnings reflect weak European refined product
margins, particularly in the U.K.  Margins which began to decline in 1994,
due to the oversupply in the marketplace, have remained depressed in 1995. 
Higher refined product sales volumes and margins in Latin America partly
offset the general weakness in European operations.  Earnings in the
Caltex operating areas of the Pacific Rim benefited from improved margins
and higher sales volumes.
    Downstream results in 1995 include a second quarter non-cash benefit
of $8 million and a year-to-date non-cash charge of $5 million due to
currency exchange impacts associated with deferred income taxes in the
U.K.  For 1994, these currency impacts resulted in a $12 million charge,
entirely in the second quarter.   
    Results for the first half of 1995 included a first quarter net gain
principally relating to the sale of land by a Caltex affiliate in Japan. 
In 1994, second quarter results included charges related to the estimated
cost of employee separations and the adjustment to fair market value of
certain properties being offered for sale.

NONPETROLEUM

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
(Millions):                             1995        1994         1995        1994
_________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                      <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Total operating 
 earnings/(losses)                       $ 7         $(6)         $11         $(7)
_________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>

    The 1995 nonpetroleum earnings reflect improved loss experience of
Heddington Insurance Limited, a subsidiary.

CORPORATE/NONOPERATING RESULTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
(Millions):                             1995        1994         1995        1994
_________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                    <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Results from continuing 
 operations before 
 special items                         $(104)      $(100)       $(194)      $(220)
Tax benefits on 
 asset sale                                -          79            -          79
Special charges                            -         (17)           -         (17)
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
Total corporate/nonoperating           $(104)      $ (38)       $(194)      $(158)
_________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
                                 - 6 -

    Results for 1995 include first quarter gains of $25 million,
principally from sales of equity securities held for investment by an
insurance subsidiary.  Comparatively, results for the second quarter and
first half of 1995 benefited from higher interest income and reduced
overhead stemming from expense containment programs.  Also, the second
quarter of 1994 results included a $7 million gain from the receipt of a
cash option payment relative to the sale of a manufacturing facility.
    The second quarter 1994 results included tax benefits realizable
through the sale of an interest in a subsidiary, partly offset by charges
relating to the cost of employee separations.

CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES
- ------------------------------------
    Capital and exploratory expenditures for continuing operations,
including equity in such expenditures of affiliates, were $1,272 million
for the first half of 1995, as compared to $1,231 million for the same
period of 1994.  Expenditures for the second quarter of 1995 amounted to
$759 million, versus $607 million for the second quarter of 1994.
    Increased exploration and production expenditures in 1995 reflect the
development of the  Captain field in the U.K. sector of the North Sea, as
well as the acquisition of the outstanding minority ownership in a
Canadian subsidiary.  Partially offsetting these increases were lower
scheduled U.S. upstream expenditures in 1995, as compared to the higher
level of developmental gas drilling during the first quarter of 1994, and
also reflect efficiency improvements in the company's 1995 drilling
program.
    Downstream expenditures by Texaco's affiliates decreased due to
completions of refinery upgrades in the Far East, partially offset by
selected investments in Europe.
                             - xxx -

CONTACTS:       Dave Dickson      914-253-4128
                Cynthia Michener  914-253-4743
                Yorick Fonseca    914-253-7034

NOTE TO EDITORS:  Tables for the second quarter and first half are
attached.


<PAGE>
                                 - 7 -

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
                                        1995        1994         1995        1994
<S>                                    <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
FUNCTIONAL NET INCOME ($000,000)
Operating Earnings (Losses) from
    Continuing Operations  (a)
    Petroleum and natural gas
     Exploration and production
        United States                   $170        $ 97         $313        $172 
        International                     82          18          164          63
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
            Total                        252         115          477         235 
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----

     Manufacturing, marketing and
      distribution
        United States                     28          15            9          93 
        International                     79          29          260         154 
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
            Total                        107          44          269         247 
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
       
            Total petroleum 
             and natural gas             359         159          746         482 

    Nonpetroleum                           7          (6)          11          (7)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
            Total operating earnings     366         153          757         475 

Corporate/Nonoperating (a)              (104)        (38)        (194)       (158)            
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----

Net income from continuing operations    262         115          563         317 

Loss on disposal of 
 discontinued chemical 
 operations                                -         (87)           -         (87)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
            Total net income            $262        $ 28         $563        $230 
                                        ====        ====         ====        ====
    
Per common share (dollars):
Net income (loss):
    Continuing operations               $.95        $.35        $2.05       $1.04   
    Discontinued operations                -        (.34)           -        (.34)
                                        ----        ----         ----        ----
            Total net income            $.95        $.01        $2.05       $ .70 
                                        ====        ====         ====        ====

Average number of common 
 shares outstanding (000,000)          259.9       259.3        259.7       259.2 

<FN>
(a)     Includes special gains and charges.

</TABLE>

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                                 - 8 -

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
                                        1995        1994         1995        1994
<S>                                    <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA ($000,000)
Revenues from continuing 
 operations                            $9,252      $8,000          $18,311  $15,434

Total assets as of June 30                                     (b) $25,100  $25,898 

Stockholders' equity as of June 30                             (b) $10,040  $10,159

Total debt as of June 30                                       (b) $ 6,200  $ 6,315

Capital and exploratory 
 expenditures
  Texaco Inc. and subsidiary 
   companies
    Exploration and production
     United States                     $  215      $  180          $   387  $   450
     International                        269         142              384      265
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
      Total                               484         322              771      715
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------

    Manufacturing, marketing 
    and distribution
     United States                         59          52              102      102
     International                         76          68              118      121
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
      Total                               135         120              220      223
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
  
    Other                                   7           8               12       14
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
      Total Texaco Inc. and
      subsidiaries                        626         450            1,003      952
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------

  Equity in affiliates
     United States                         33          26               65       51
     International                        100         131              204      228
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
      Total equity in affiliates          133         157              269      279
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
        Total continuing 
        operations                        759         607            1,272    1,231

  Discontinued chemical operations          -           1                1       20
                                       ------      ------          -------  -------
      Total                            $  759      $  608          $ 1,273  $ 1,251
                                       ======      ======          =======  =======

Dividends paid to common
  stockholders                         $  208      $  208           $  416   $  415

Dividends per common 
 share (dollars)                       $  .80      $  .80           $ 1.60   $ 1.60

Dividend requirements for 
 preferred stockholders                $   15      $   25            $  31   $   49

<FN>
b)  Preliminary

</TABLE>


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                                 - 9 -

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Second Quarter            First  Half
                                        ----------------         ----------------
                                        1995        1994         1995        1994
<S>                                    <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
OPERATING DATA - INCLUDING INTERESTS
IN AFFILIATES
 Net production of crude oil
 and natural gas liquids 
 (000 BPD)
   United States                         382         408          385         408         
   Other Western Hemisphere               17          20           17          20
   Europe                                 98         104          116         110
   Other Eastern Hemisphere              236         231          237         235
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
     Total                               733         763          755         773

  Net production of natural
  gas - available for 
  sale (000 MCFPD)
    United States                      1,604       1,777        1,632       1,732
    International                        374         281          403         306
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
     Total                             1,978       2,058        2,035       2,038
    
  Natural gas sales 
  (000 MCFPD)
    United States                      3,166       3,175        3,221       3,045
    International                        390         295          419         322
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
      Total                            3,556       3,470        3,640       3,367

  Natural gas liquids 
  sales (including 
  purchased LPGs) 
  (000 BPD)
    United States                        199         196          218         196
    International                         61          56           75          58
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
      Total                              260         252          293         254

   Refinery input (000 BPD)
    United States                        686         665          685         640
    Other Western Hemisphere              41          37           32          44
    Europe                               226         322          270         325
    Other Eastern Hemisphere             409         443          437         460
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
      Total                            1,362       1,467        1,424       1,469

   Refined product 
   sales (000 BPD)
    United States                        904         872          896         843
    Other Western Hemisphere             342         297          345         304
    Europe                               424         461          436         462
    Other Eastern Hemisphere             731         676          756         700
                                       -----       -----        -----       -----
      Total                            2,401       2,306        2,433       2,309

</TABLE>



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