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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

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                                    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):
                                October 21, 1998

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



             Delaware                 1-27                 74-1383447
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File     (I.R.S. of 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
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                  On October 21, 1998, the  Registrant  issued an Earnings Press
                  Release entitled  "Texaco Reports Results:  Third Quarter 1998
                  Earnings  Total  $215  Million,"  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
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(c)      Exhibits

         99.1     Press  Release  issued by Texaco Inc.  dated October 21, 1998,
                  entitled  "Texaco  Reports  Results: Third Quarter 1998 
                  Earnings Total $215 Million."











                                   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.
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                                                             (Registrant)





                                                           By:  R. E. KOCH
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                                                        (Assistant Secretary)





Date:  October 21, 1998
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