EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT Exhibit 21 THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES Subsidiaries of the Registrant December 31, 1996 % Ownership Jurisdiction by Immediate of Parent Incorporation _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company - Maryland LL&E Algeria, Ltd. 100 Bermuda LL&E Australia (Offshore) Pty., Ltd. 100 New South Wales LL&E (Australia) Pty., Ltd. 100 New South Wales LL&E Canada Holdings, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Colombia, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Erave Pty., Ltd. 100 Papua New Guinea LL&E (Europe-Africa-Middle East) Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Gas Marketing, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Gippsland Pty., Ltd. 100 New South Wales LL&E, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Indonesia, Ltd. 100 British Virgin Islands LL&E International, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Mining, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Mining, L.L.C. 100 Louisiana LL&E (Netherlands) Inc. 100 Delaware MaraLou Netherlands Partnership* 50 Texas CLAM Petroleum Company 100 Delaware LL&E Netherlands North Sea, Ltd. 100 Canada LL&E Netherlands Petroleum Company 100 Delaware LL&E Overseas Petroleum, Ltd. 100 Delaware LL&E Petroleum Resources International, Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Pipeline Corporation 100 Delaware LL&E PNG Pty., Ltd. 100 Papua New Guinea LL&E Properties, Inc. 100 Texas Westport Utilities Systems Co., Inc. 100 Louisiana LL&E Sepik Pty., Ltd. 100 Papua New Guinea LL&E Timor Sea Pty., Ltd. 100 New South Wales LL&E Tunisia, Ltd. 100 Bermuda LL&E (U.K.) Inc. 100 Delaware LL&E Venezuela, Ltd. 100 Bermuda Administradora General Delta Centro, S.A. 22.75 Venezuela LL&E Yemen, Ltd. 100 Bermuda Exhibit 21 (Continued) THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES Subsidiaries of the Registrant December 31, 1996 % Ownership Jurisdiction by Immediate of Parent Incorporation _______________________________________________________________________________________ Delta Centro Operating Company, Ltd. 100 Bermuda Evangeline Gas Corp. 45 Delaware Inexco Oil Company 100 Delaware Wilson Brothers Drilling Company 100 Delaware LL&E Petroleum Resources Marketing, L.P. 100 Louisiana LLOXY Holdings, Inc. 100 Maryland Westland Royalty Company 100 Colorado White Pine Leasing, Inc. 100 Delaware * Unconsolidated affiliate accounted for under the equity method.