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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FRO TEXACO
INC.'S BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31 1996, JUNE 30, 1996, SEPTEMBER 30, 1996,
AND DECEMBER 31 1996, AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31,
1996, JUNE 30, 1996, SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, AND DECEMBER 31, 1996, AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEIR
RELATED FOOTNOTES. THIS SCHEDULE IS A RESTATEMENT OF SCHEDULES FROM PREVIOUS
FILINGS TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS OF SFAS NO. 128 - EARNINGS PER SHARE.
IN ADDITION, THE EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) INFORMATION REFLECTS THE IMPACT OF
THE TWO-FOR-ONE SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29,
1997.
</LEGEND>
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