content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
  
  
                       Current Report Pursuant
                    to Section13 or 15(d) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)      June 1, 2000
  
  
                              XCL Ltd.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
  
                              Delaware
           (State of other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
  
       1-10669                                   51-0305643
  (Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                           Identification Number)
  
                     Petroleum Tower, Suite 400
                   3639 Ambassador Caffery Parkway
                     Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
               (Address of Principal Executive Office)
  
  
                            318-989-0449
        (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       On  June 1, 2000, the company announced that it was delisted
  from the OTC Bulletin Board ("Bulletin Board"), effective June 1,
  2000, because its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year
  ended  December  31, 1999, and its Report on Form  10-Q  for  the
  fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2000, have not been filed with the
  U.S.  Securities  and Exchange Commission ("SEC").   The  company
  plans to reapply for listing on the Bulletin Board as soon as  it
  is  in  compliance  with its SEC filings.   In the  interim,  the
  company expects its Common Stock to continue to trade in the Pink
  Sheets.
  
                             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.
  
  
                                          XCL LTD.
  
       June 7, 2000                              /s/ Lisha C. Falk
  _________________________            By:_______________________________
               Date                    Name:     Lisha C. Falk
                                       Title:  Corporate Secretary
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
                       Current Report Pursuant
                    to Section13 or 15(d) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)      June 1, 2000
  
                              XCL Ltd.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                              Delaware
           (State of other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
       1-10669                                   51-0305643
  (Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                           Identification Number)
  
                     Petroleum Tower, Suite 400
                   3639 Ambassador Caffery Parkway
                     Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
               (Address of Principal Executive Office)
  
                            318-989-0449
        (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       On  June 1, 2000, the company announced that it was delisted
  from the OTC Bulletin Board ("Bulletin Board"), effective June 1,
  2000, because its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year
  ended  December  31, 1999, and its Report on Form  10-Q  for  the
  fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2000, have not been filed with the
  U.S.  Securities  and Exchange Commission ("SEC").   The  company
  plans to reapply for listing on the Bulletin Board as soon as  it
  is  in  compliance  with its SEC filings.   In the  interim,  the
  company expects its Common Stock to continue to trade in the Pink
  Sheets.
  
                             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.
  
                                          XCL LTD.
  
       June 7, 2000                              /s/ Lisha C. Falk
  _________________________            By:_______________________________
               Date                    Name:     Lisha C. Falk
                                       Title:  Corporate Secretary