UNITED STATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington D. C.  20549



                                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):  April 19, 2000


                     Commission File No. 1-14501


                    PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                           76-0200625
     (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)


                    Pennzoil Place, P.O. Box 2967
                     Houston, Texas  77252-2967
               (Address of principal executive offices)



 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 546-4000







  1



Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Introduction

     On April  7, 2000, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (the "Company"
or  "Pennzoil-Quaker State") completed the sale of  its  Rouseville,
Pennsylvania wax processing facilities and the related assets at the
Rouseville  facility to Calumet Lubricants Company, LP  ("Calumet").
Also  included in the sale was Pennzoil-Quaker State's share of  its
Bareco  Products  partnership with Baker  Petrolite  Corporation,  a
division  of  Baker  Hughes Incorporated.  The  facilities  sold  to
Calumet are herein referred to as the "Rouseville Facilities."   The
Company  received gross proceeds of  $27.7 million from the sale  of
the Rouseville Facilities.

SEC Requirements

      Included on pages F-1 through F-3 hereof are the unaudited Pro
Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Pennzoil-Quaker
State  and  subsidiaries, which include certain adjustments  to  the
historical  consolidated financial statements  of  the  Company  and
subsidiaries   to   reflect  the  disposition  of   its   Rouseville
Facilities.

Effects of the Disposition

      Results of operations from the Rouseville Facilities are being
removed   from   Pennzoil-Quaker  State's   consolidated   financial
statements beginning April 7, 2000.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)   Pro Forma Financial Information

      Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and Subsidiaries Pro Forma
      Condensed Consolidated Statements (Unaudited)              F-1

          Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
            December 31, 1999                                    F-2

          Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
            for the year ended December 31, 1999                 F-3

          Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial
            Statements                                           F-4


(b)   Exhibits-

      Press Release of Pennzoil-Quaker State dated February 7, 2000



  F-1

               PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY AND SUBDIARIES
          PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              (Unaudited)


SEC Requirements

    The Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with the requirements of Item 11  of  Regulation
S-X promulgated  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission ("SEC").
These required statements are presented for informational purposes only
and are not indicative of the results of future operations or financial
position,  nor  the  results  of historical  operations  and  financial
position had the disposition occurred as of the assumed dates.


Explanatory Notes

    The  Pro  Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December
31,  1999  has  been  prepared assuming that  the  disposition  of  the
Rouseville  Facilities occurred on that date.  The Pro Forma  Condensed
Consolidated  Statement  of  Operations for  the  twelve  months  ended
December  31, 1999 has been prepared assuming that the disposition  had
occurred  at the beginning of the period.  Pursuant to SEC regulations,
pro  forma  adjustments  include only the effects  of  events  directly
attributable to a transaction that are factually supportable  and,  for
income accounts, are expected to have a continuing impact.
    The Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be
read   in   conjunction  with  the  Company's  historical  consolidated
financial statements included in Pennzoil-Quaker State's Annual  Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.





  F-2




                                PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                             December 31, 1999
                                                 (UNAUDITED)



                                                              Historical
                                                               Pennzoil-           Pro Forma
                                                             Quaker State         Adjustments         As Adjusted
                                                             -------------       -------------        -------------
                                                                           (Expressed in thousands)
                                                                                             
ASSETS

Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                                 $     20,155        $        -           $     20,155
   Receivables                                                    312,320              (7,634)  (a)        304,686
   Inventories                                                    298,202             (16,522)  (a)        281,680
   Other current assets                                            55,361                (873)  (a)         54,488
                                                             -------------       -------------        -------------
Total current assets                                              686,038             (25,029)             661,009

Property, plant and equipment, net                                502,101                (798)  (a)        501,303
Deferred income taxes                                             272,677                 -                272,677
Goodwill and other intangibles                                  1,065,143                 -              1,065,143
Other                                                             207,262              (5,878)  (b)        201,384
                                                             -------------       -------------        -------------
                                                                2,047,183              (6,676)           2,040,507
                                                             -------------       -------------        -------------

TOTAL ASSETS                                                 $  2,733,221        $    (31,705)        $  2,701,516
                                                             =============       =============        =============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities
   Current maturities of long-term debt                      $      1,080        $        -           $      1,080
   Accounts payable                                               210,700                 -                210,700
   Payroll accrued                                                 28,328                 -                 28,328
   Other current liabilities                                      129,295                 -                129,295
                                                             -------------       -------------        ------------
Total current liabilities                                         369,403                 -                369,403

Long-term debt, less current maturities                         1,026,153                 -              1,026,153
Capital lease obligations                                          68,786                 -                 68,786
Other liabilities                                                 319,011                 -                319,011
                                                             -------------       -------------        ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                               1,783,353                 -              1,783,353
                                                             -------------       -------------        ------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                              949,868             (31,705)             918,163
                                                             -------------       -------------        ------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                   $  2,733,221        $    (31,705)        $  2,701,516
                                                             =============       =============        ============
<F1>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro
forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>






  F-3




                                         PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                    PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                                  Year Ended December 31, 1999
                                                         (UNAUDITED)



                                                                   Historical
                                                                    Pennzoil-        Pro Forma
                                                                  Quaker State      Adjustments       As Adjusted
                                                                  -------------    ------------      -------------
                                                                  (Expressed in thousands except per share amounts)
                                                                                           
REVENUES                                                          $  2,988,932     $  (128,383) (a)  $  2,860,549

COSTS AND EXPENSES
   Cost of sales                                                     2,182,632        (111,157) (a)     2,071,475
   Selling, general and administrative expenses                        520,660            (430) (a)       520,230
   Depreciation and amortization                                       123,363          (7,308) (a)       116,055
   Acquisition related expenses                                         86,173             -               86,173
   Impairment of long-lived assets                                     493,910        (133,831) (b)       360,079
   Taxes, other than income                                             16,984            (189) (a)        16,795
   Interest charges, net                                                80,588             -               80,588
                                                                  -------------    ------------      -------------
                                                                      (515,378)        124,532           (390,846)

Income tax provision (benefit)                                        (194,447)         49,249  (c)      (145,198)
                                                                  -------------    ------------      -------------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                                                 $   (320,931)    $    75,283       $   (245,648)
                                                                  =============    ============      =============

LOSS PER SHARE                                                    $      (4.12)                      $      (3.16)
                                                                  =============                      =============

DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE                                        $       0.75                       $       0.75
                                                                  =============                      =============

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                                              77,850                             77,850
                                                                  =============                      =============


<F1>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro
forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>




  F-4


          PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
  NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                            (UNAUDITED)



     On April 7, 2000, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company ("the Company"
or "Pennzoil-Quaker State"),  completed the sale of its Rouseville,
Pennsylvania  wax processing facilities and related assets  at  the
Rouseville  facility to Calumet Lubricants Company, LP ("Calumet").
Also included in the sale was Pennzoil-Quaker State's share of  its
Bareco  Products  partnership with Baker Petrolite  Corporation,  a
division  of   Baker Hughes Incorporated.  The facilities  sold  to
Calumet are herein referred to as the "Rouseville Facilities."  The
Company  received gross proceeds of  $27.7 million from the sale of
the Rouseville Facilities.

      The  Pro  Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance  Sheet  as  of
December  31, 1999 has been prepared assuming that the  disposition
of  the Rouseville Facilities occurred on that date.  The Pro Forma
Condensed  Consolidated  Statement of  Operations  for  the  twelve
months ended December 31, 1999 has been prepared assuming that  the
disposition occurred at the beginning of the period.

      The  adjustments  to  the  Pro Forma  Condensed  Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1999 are as follows:

      (a)  Reflects the removal of the historical net book value of
           the Rouseville Facilities, including inventory, accounts
           receivable, prepaids and property, plant and  equipment.
           No liabilities were assumed by Calumet.

      (b)  Reflects the removal of the  net  investment  associated
           with the Bareco partnership.


      The  adjustments  to  the  Pro Forma  Condensed  Consolidated
Statement of  Operations  for  the twelve months ended December 31,
1999 are as follows:

      (a)  Reflects  the  removal of revenues and certain costs and
           expenses associated with the assets sold by the Company.

      (b)  Reflects the elimination of the charge for the impairment
           of long-lived  assets  related to the assets sold by the
           Company.  Such impairment is related to the  application
           of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards  No. 121,
           "Accounting  for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
           for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of," and  would not
           be required once the aforementioned assets are removed.

      (c)  Reflects the pro forma effect of the adjustments to income
           using the historical effective tax rate.



  F-5


                             SIGNATURE



          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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                   PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY
                                             Registrant




                                   S/N Michael J. Maratea
                                   Michael J. Maratea
                                   Vice President and Controller




April  19,  2000