content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, DC  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)  September  1, 1999
  
             __________________________________________
  
  
                              XCL LTD.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
  
                              Delaware
           (State or 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 Offices)
  
  
                            318-989-0449
        (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
                   110 Rue Jean Lafitte, 2nd Floor
                     Lafayette, Louiaiana 70508
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
  
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            Effective September 1, 1999, the Company has moved its
  headquarters office to Petroleum Tower, Suite 400, 3639
  Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503.  The
  telephone number is 318-989-0449 and telefax numbers are 318-989-
  8153 and 318-989-8438.
  
                             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.
  
       September 7, 1999                       /s/ Lisha C. Falk
  _________________________          By:_______________________________
               Date                  Name:     Lisha C. Falk
                                     Title:    Corporate Secretary
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, DC  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)  September  1, 1999
  
             __________________________________________
  
                              XCL LTD.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                              Delaware
           (State or 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 Offices)
  
                            318-989-0449
        (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
                   110 Rue Jean Lafitte, 2nd Floor
                     Lafayette, Louiaiana 70508
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            Effective September 1, 1999, the Company has moved its
  headquarters office to Petroleum Tower, Suite 400, 3639
  Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503.  The
  telephone number is 318-989-0449 and telefax numbers are 318-989-
  8153 and 318-989-8438.
  
                             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.
  
       September 7, 1999                       /s/ Lisha C. Falk
  _________________________          By:_______________________________
               Date                  Name:     Lisha C. Falk
                                     Title:    Corporate Secretary