Exhibit 21.1

            SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES OF TRITON ENERGY CORPORATION

                                 August 22, 1994



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                           NAME                                           JURISDICTION       % OF VOTING
                                                                               OF             SECURITIES
                                                                          ORGANIZATION          OWNED
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                TRITON ENERGY CORPORATION                                    TEXAS              PUBLIC
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Antilles Enterprises, N.V.                                            Netherlands Antilles       100%
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Inlet Oil & Mineral Company (U.K.) Limited                               United Kingdom          100%
     Inlet North Sea Corporation                                            Delaware             100%
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New Zealand Petroleum Company Limited                                      New Zealand          33.66%
     Triton Oil (N.Z.) Limited                                             New Zealand           100%
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Triton Air Holdings, Inc.                                                     Texas              100%
     Aviation Petroleum, Inc.                                                 Texas              100%
     Jet East, Inc.                                                           Texas              100%
     North Central Aviation, Inc.                                             Texas              100%
     Servion, Inc.                                                          Delaware             100%
     Triton Fuel Group, Inc.                                                  Texas              100%
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Triton Development Corporation                                              Delaware             100%
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Triton Exploration Services, Inc.                                           Delaware             100%
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Triton International Oil Corporation                                        Delaware             100%
     Triton Argentina, Inc.                                                 Delaware             100%
     Triton Colombia, Inc.                                                  Delaware             100%
     Triton Guatemala S.A.                                           British Virgin Islands      100%
     Triton Indonesia, Inc.                                                 Delaware             100%
     Triton Mexico, Inc.                                                    Delaware             100%
     Triton Oil Company of Thailand                                           Texas              100%
     Triton Oil & Gas Corp.                                                 Delaware             100%
          Triton Europe Limited                                          United Kingdom          100%
          Triton France S.A.                                                 France              100%
          Triton Mediterranean Oil & Gas N.V.                            The Netherlands         100%
          Triton Oil (G.B.) Ltd.                                         United Kingdom          100%
          Triton Resources (U.K.) Limited                                United Kingdom          100%
     Triton Resources Colombia, Inc.                                        Colorado             100%
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                        NAME                                              JURISDICTION       % OF VOTING
                                                                               OF             SECURITIES
                                                                          ORGANIZATION          OWNED
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              TRITON ENERGY CORPORATION                                      TEXAS              PUBLIC
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Triton Oil (Holdings) Pty. Limited                                         Australia             100%
     Crusader Limited                                                      Australia            49.9%
          Allied Queensland Coalfields Ltd.                                Australia           58.35%
               Aberdare Collieries Pty. Ltd.                               Australia             100%
                    New Whitwood Collieries Pty. Ltd.                      Australia             100%
                    Riverview Coal Terminal Pty. Ltd.                      Australia             100%
                Allied Indonesian Coalfields Pty. Limited                  Australia             100%
                    Allied Indonesian Coalfields (No. 2) Pty. Limited      Australia             100%
                A.Q.C. (Ensham) Pty. Ltd.                                  Australia              85%
                Baralaba Coal Pty. Ltd.                                    Australia             100%
                   Baralaba Coal Jt. Venture                               Australia              85%
                Indo Sumatera Holdings B.V.(1)                            Netherlands            100%
                Lemon Grove Investments Pty.                               Australia             100%
                Sumatera Holdings Pty. Ltd. (2)                            Australia             100%
                Tiaro Coal Pty. Ltd.                                       Rep. Ireland          100%
          Ausquacan Energy Limited                                         Australia             100%
          Australian Hydrocarbons, N.L.                                      Delaware            100%
                Australian Hydrocarbons, Inc.                                Delaware            100%
          Crusader (Carnavon) Pty. Ltd.                                    Australia             100%
                Crensham Pty. Ltd.                                         Australia             100%
                    Supafuels Ltd.                                         Australia             100%
                      Koala Smokeless  Fuels Ltd.                          Australia             100%
                Crusader (Commercial) Pty. Ltd.                            Australia             100%
                Crusader, Inc.                                             New Zealand           100%
                    CAB Resources, Inc.                                    Australia             100%
                Crusader Investments Pty. Limited
                Crusader (Jild) Pty. Ltd.
                Crusader Mawson Pty. Ltd.
                Crusader Oil & Minerals Pty. Ltd.
                    Crusader (Victoria) Pty. Ltd.
                Crusader (Qld.) Pty. Ltd.
                Crusader Resources N.L.
                    Pursuit Exploration Pty. Ltd.
                Saracen Minerals N.L.
                    Saracen Minerals (N.Z.) Ltd.
                    Mt. Coolon Gold Ltd.

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(1) 82.35% held by Sumatera Holdings Pty. Ltd.

(2) .1% held by Allied Indonesian Coalfields Pty. Ltd.