Rutherford-Moran Oil Corporation
Ticker: RMOC 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 220
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Houston, Texas 77046
Industry: Natural Resources (713) 622-5555

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:4/29/96
U.S. Shares:3,200,000 Offer Date:6/21/96
Non-U.S. Shares:800,000 Filing Range:$20.00 - $22.00
Primary Shares:4,000,000 Offer Price:$23.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$1.61
Offering Amount: $84,000,000 Selling:$0.97
Expenses:$740,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:25,000,000

ManagerTierPhone
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.Lead Manager (212) 648-9922
Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 703-4797
PaineWebber IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 713-2626
Smith Barney Inc.Co-manager (718) 921-8473

Auditor: KPMG Peat Marwick
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$0.01$0.00$0.00Assets:$73.29
Net Income:-$0.51-$0.50-$0.11Liabilities:$50.52
EPS:Equity:$22.77

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties in Southeast Asia. Currently the Company's exploration and development activities are entirely in the Gulf of Thailand and are conducted through its subsidiary, Thai Romo Limited, a limited liability company existing under the laws of Thailand. The Company is one of four concessions in Block B8/32 currently covering approximately 1.3 million acres in the central portion of the Gulf of Thailand. Subsidiaries of Pogo Producing Company and Maersk Olie og Gas AS and The Sophonpanich Co. Limited are currently the other concessionaires in the Block. The Company was instrumental in identifying the Block as a viable prospect and organizing the Concessionaires to submit a joint bid for the Block.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the offering will be used to repay all outstanding bank debt, lend money to Rutherford-Moran Exploration Company for the repayment of Notes and the redemption of shares, and for capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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