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) June 29, 1999


                         Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nova Scotia, Canada                      1-3793              98-0085412
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)


Suite 1410, One Palliser Square, 125 Ninth Avenue, S.E., Calgary,
                             Alberta, Canada T2P 1G2
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (403) 269-7741


                            Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 5.  Other Events

          On June 25, 1999, the Kotaneelee  trial was adjourned until September,
when the Court of Queens Bench will reconvene after its summer recess.

                  The operator of the  Kotaneelee  gas field has reported to the
Company that development costs totaling approximately $12,400,000,  of which the
Company's  share is  $3,719,000,  remain to be recovered at March 31, 1999.  The
amount of remaining  recoverable  costs is one of the issues being  contested in
the Kotaneelee litigation. The Company claims, and the defendants deny, that the
defendants have made improper  charges to the carried  interest  account and one
defendant (Amoco Canada Oil and Gas) maintains that the carried interest account
should be charged additional amounts for gas processing fees.

         Projections by the operator  indicate that the carried interest account
may  reach  payout  status  prior to the end of 1999.  However,  there can be no
assurances  when payout may occur, in as much as there are  uncertainties  as to
production levels,  gas pricing,  field operating expenses and the impact of the
Kotaneelee litigation.

         The Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
 31, 1998 should be read for a detailed discussion of the
Kotaneelee litigation.




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                                   SIGNATURES


         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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                           CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
                                                   (Registrant)
                                                  By  /s/ M. A. Ashton
                                                          M. A. Ashton
                                                          President



Date:  June 29, 1999
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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) June 29, 1999

                         Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nova Scotia, Canada                      1-3793              98-0085412
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)

Suite 1410, One Palliser Square, 125 Ninth Avenue, S.E., Calgary,
                             Alberta, Canada T2P 1G2
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (403) 269-7741

                            Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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                         CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.

Item 5.  Other Events

          On June 25, 1999, the Kotaneelee  trial was adjourned until September,
when the Court of Queens Bench will reconvene after its summer recess.

                  The operator of the  Kotaneelee  gas field has reported to the
Company that development costs totaling approximately $12,400,000,  of which the
Company's  share is  $3,719,000,  remain to be recovered at March 31, 1999.  The
amount of remaining  recoverable  costs is one of the issues being  contested in
the Kotaneelee litigation. The Company claims, and the defendants deny, that the
defendants have made improper  charges to the carried  interest  account and one
defendant (Amoco Canada Oil and Gas) maintains that the carried interest account
should be charged additional amounts for gas processing fees.

         Projections by the operator  indicate that the carried interest account
may  reach  payout  status  prior to the end of 1999.  However,  there can be no
assurances  when payout may occur, in as much as there are  uncertainties  as to
production levels,  gas pricing,  field operating expenses and the impact of the
Kotaneelee litigation.

         The Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
 31, 1998 should be read for a detailed discussion of the
Kotaneelee litigation.
SIGNATURES

         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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                           CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
                                                   (Registrant)
                                                  By  /s/ M. A. Ashton
                                                          M. A. Ashton
                                                          President

Date:  June 29, 1999