SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                                       FORM 8-K
                                                CURRENT REPORT

          Date of Report: October 10, 1996

                                              ROYALE ENERGY, INC.

                            CALIFORNIA                              0-22750
          33-0224120
          (State    or   other   jurisdiction   of              (Commission
          (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation    or    organization)               File   Number)
          Identification No.)


                                7676 HAZARD CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1500
                                                SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
                                       (Address   of   principal  executive
          offices)

                                        Issuer's      telephone     number:
          619-297-8505

          Item 5.     Other Events

                   Royale Energy, Inc.  (the "Company"),  has  retained the
          Peter  Grandich  Company  ("PGC"),  a  financial public relations
          firm, to provide investor relations consulting  services  to  the
          Company.   PGC  will  assist  the Company in distributing reports
          concerning the Company's operations  to  financial  news services
          and  in  maintaining  contact  between the Company and investors.
          The Company pays fees to PCG based  on  specific finanical public
          relations tasks and events.

                                             SIGNATURES

                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934, the registrant
          has  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its  behalf  by  the
          undersigned, thereunto
          duly authorized.

                                                  ROYALE ENERGY INC,

          DATE: OCTOBER 28, 1996                      /S/ DONALD H. HOSMER
                                                     DONALD    H.   HOSMER,
          PRESIDENT AND
                                                  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER