MMS PRESENTS AMOCO WITH CARE AWARD(#30041)

FOR RELEASE:   September 15, 1993          CONTACT:   Tom DeRocco
                                                   (202) 208-3983
                                                           or
                                                   Barney Congdon
                                                   (504) 736-2595

         MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE PRESENTS AMOCO WITH
      CONSERVATION AWARD FOR RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT (#30041) 

     The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service (MMS)
has selected the New Orleans Offshore Business Unit of Amoco
Production Company as the 1993 recipient of the Conservation
Award for Respecting the Environment (CARE Award).

     MMS Director Tom Fry presented the 1993 CARE Award to Clive
Fowler, Vice- President of Amoco's Offshore Business Unit, during
the Western Gulf of Mexico Natural Gas and Oil Lease Sale 143
held today in New Orleans.

     "Amoco's management and employees working in the Gulf of
Mexico region are being commended for Gulf-wide leadership in
reducing the risk of solid waste disposal from offshore petroleum
operations," said Fry.  "Their management philosophy 
incorporates environmental concern into daily decisions.  In
addition, Amoco has provided exemplary and generous support for
coastal and offshore conservation programs and projects that is
likely to have a major impact on the long term survival and
enjoyment of our marine and coastal fish and wildlife resources.
Wherever they do business in the Gulf region, Amoco is a
respected corporate leader and welcome partner in the
development, management, and conservation of natural resources."

      Some of Amoco's achievements, which exceeded environmental
and regulatory requirements, include the following: 

          ø    Organized and led a committee of drillers,
               producers, suppliers and transporters to identify
               improved waste stream management policies and
               practices, then challenged all offshore    
               operators to make voluntary operational    
               changes to further eliminate, reduce or    
               recycle solid waste.

          ø    Incorporated numerous examples of innovative oil 
               and filter conservation techniques
               into daily offshore operations.

          ø    Helped The Nature Conservancy initiate land
               purchases in Louisiana, then cooperated with them
               in Louisiana and Texas in establishing coastal
               refuge, research and environmental education
               centers.  These centers will encourage the
               investigation of coastal ecology and natural
               diversity, while focusing on protecting and
               monitoring declining populations of neotropical
               birds, especially those migrating across the Gulf
               of Mexico coastal region.

          ø    Encouraged and assisted the state of Louisiana in
               the planning and establishment of its
               Rigs-to-Reefs program.

          ø    Demonstrated longstanding exemplary marsh
               management and wetland restoration practices on
               company-owned lands in southwest Louisiana, with  

               the dedication of 9,000 acres to cooperative
               public management and refuge status in support of
               the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

          ø    Implemented a comprehensive environmental training
               and awareness program, consistently achieving
               pollutant discharge levels beyond compliance      
               requirements, and providing financial incentives
               and recognition to employees and management for
               conservation achievement.

          ø    Encouraged and assisted the communities where 
               Amoco employees work and live in developing
               environmental conservation, education and
               enhancement programs.

     Established by MMS in 1987, the CARE Award Program
recognizes outstanding environmental accomplishments by companies
involved in offshore natural gas, oil, and sulphur operations in
the Gulf of Mexico.  Amoco was nominated for this award by their
New Orleans Offshore Business Unit, the Louisiana Nature
Conservancy, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Louisiana
Landowners Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas
Association, and Ducks Unlimited.

     For more information on the CARE Award Program, contact
Villere Reggio, MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office, at (504)
736-2780.

                              -MMS-