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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM TEXACO
INC.'S BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31, 1997, JUNE 30, 1997 AND SEPTEMBER 30,
1997 AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997, JUNE 30,
1997 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 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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