EXHIBIT (a)(1)(E)

                           OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH

                      ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES

                                       OF

                        GULF INDONESIA RESOURCES LIMITED

                                      FOR

                        U.S.$13.25 FOR EACH COMMON SHARE

                                       BY

                        CONOCO CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED,

                          A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

                                  CONOCO INC.

    THE OFFER EXPIRES AT 6:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2002,
                         UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

                                                                   June 12, 2002

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

     We have been engaged by Conoco Canada Resources Limited, a Nova Scotia
corporation ("Conoco Canada") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Conoco Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Conoco"), in connection with Conoco Canada's offer to
purchase all of the outstanding common shares, par value U.S.$0.01 per share
(the "Shares"), of Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited, a New Brunswick corporation
("Gulf Indonesia"), not owned by Conoco Canada. The offer to purchase is being
made at a price of U.S.$13.25 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without
interest thereon (the "Offer Price"), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of
Transmittal (each as defined below and which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer").

     Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials to those of your clients
for whom you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee.

     Enclosed herewith are copies of the following documents:

          1. The Offer to Purchase dated June 12, 2002 (the "Offer to
     Purchase");

          2. The Letter of Transmittal to be used by shareholders of Gulf
     Indonesia accepting the Offer and tendering Shares, including a
     Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9, to
     be used by U.S. shareholders of Gulf Indonesia in accepting the Offer (the
     "Letter of Transmittal");

          3. A letter to shareholders of Gulf Indonesia from the Chairman of the
     Board of Directors of Gulf Indonesia (the "Chairman's Letter") accompanied
     by Gulf Indonesia's Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
     ("the Schedule 14D-9");

          4. A printed form of a letter that may be sent to your clients for
     whose accounts you hold Shares in your name or in the name of a nominee,
     with space provided for obtaining such client's instructions with regard to
     the Offer;

          5. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Offer, if
     and to the extent that Shares and all other required documents are not
     immediately available or cannot be delivered to The Bank of New York (the
     "Depositary") by the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)
     or if the


     procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in the Offer to Purchase cannot
     be completed by the Expiration Date;

          6. Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
     Substitute Form W-9;

          7. A return envelope addressed to the Depositary; and

          8. A French translation of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of
     Transmittal, the Schedule 14D-9, the Chairman's Letter and the Notice of
     Guaranteed Delivery, each of which should be disseminated to your clients
     having an address in the province of Quebec, Canada.

     Should you require any additional copies of the foregoing documents please
contact either Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the Information Agent, or us at the
respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of the
enclosed Offer to Purchase.

     WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS PROMPTLY.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OFFER
WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2002, UNLESS THE
OFFER IS EXTENDED.

     THE OFFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO THE SUPPORT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE
7, 2002 (THE "SUPPORT AGREEMENT"), AMONG CONOCO, CONOCO CANADA AND GULF
INDONESIA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GULF INDONESIA AND A COMMITTEE OF
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF GULF INDONESIA (THE "INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE") HAVE (1)
APPROVED THE OFFER AND THE SUPPORT AGREEMENT AND (2) DETERMINED THAT THE OFFER
IS FAIR TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GULF INDONESIA (OTHER THAN CONOCO CANADA) AND IN
THE BEST INTERESTS OF GULF INDONESIA AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GULF INDONESIA
(OTHER THAN CONOCO CANADA). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GULF INDONESIA AND THE
INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS OF GULF INDONESIA ACCEPT THE
OFFER AND TENDER THEIR SHARES IN THE OFFER.

     In all cases, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer
will be made only after timely receipt of (a) certificates evidencing such
Shares (or receipt by the Depositary of a book-entry confirmation (as defined in
the Offer to Purchase) with respect to such Shares), (b) a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile copy thereof), with any
required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer effected
pursuant to the procedure set forth under "THE OFFER -- Procedure for Tendering
Shares" in the Offer to Purchase, an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase) in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal) and (c) any other required
documents. Accordingly, tendering shareholders may be paid at different times
depending upon when certificates for Shares or book-entry confirmations with
respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTEREST BE PAID ON THE OFFER PRICE TO BE PAID BY CONOCO
CANADA, REGARDLESS OF ANY EXTENSION OF THE OFFER OR ANY DELAY IN MAKING SUCH
PAYMENT.

     Neither Conoco Canada nor Conoco will pay any fees or commissions to any
broker or dealer or other person (other than the Information Agent, as described
in the Offer to Purchase) in connection with the solicitation of tenders of
Shares pursuant to the Offer. You will be reimbursed upon request for customary
mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in forwarding the enclosed
offering materials to your customers.

     Conoco Canada will pay or cause to be paid any transfer taxes payable on
the transfer of Shares to it, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 6 of
the Letter of Transmittal.

     If holders of Shares wish to tender, but it is impracticable for them to
forward their certificates or other required documents prior to the expiration
of the Offer, a tender may be effected by following the guaranteed delivery
procedures specified under "THE OFFER -- Procedure for Tendering Shares" in the
Offer to Purchase.

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     Questions and requests for additional copies of the enclosed materials may
be directed to Innisfree M&A Incorporated or to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. or
Merrill Lynch & Co., the Dealer Managers, at the respective addresses and
telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of the enclosed Offer to Purchase.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

                                          MERRILL LYNCH & CO.

     NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL RENDER YOU OR
ANY OTHER PERSON THE AGENT OF CONOCO CANADA, CONOCO, THE DEPOSITARY, THE
INFORMATION AGENT OR THE DEALER MANAGERS OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO
GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM WITH
RESPECT TO THE OFFER NOT CONTAINED IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE OR THE LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL.

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