8-K

                                  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 23, 1999



                     Ocean Energy, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Louisiana                     0-25058                72-1210660
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)          Number)           Identification No.)

    1001 Fannin, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas                 77002-6714
     (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip code)

                                 (713) 265-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      None
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)






Item 5.  Other Events.

         Effective March 30, 1999,  Ocean Energy,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation
("Ocean"),  merged  with  and  into  Ocean  Energy,  Inc.,  a Texas  corporation
(formerly  known as Seagull  Energy  Corporation  and  referred to herein as the
"Company"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 24, 1998,
as amended,  between Ocean and the Company (the "Merger").  Prior to the Merger,
Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford, L.L.C., independent public accountants, served
as auditor for the Ocean Energy,  Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan").
KPMG LLP,  independent public accountants,  was elected as the Company's auditor
at the annual shareholders' meeting on May 25, 1999.

         The Company,  as  administrator of the Savings Plan, has appointed KPMG
LLP as  independent  auditors  of the  Savings  Plan for the fiscal  year ending
December 31, 1998.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

         16   Letter from Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford, L.L.C. regarding
              change in independent public accountants.

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date:    June 23, 1999

                                                 Ocean Energy, Inc.


                                            By:   /s/ William L. Transier
                                                  William L. Transier
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer)





                                  Exhibit Index



Exhibit                                                                 Page
Number   Description                                                   Number

16       Letter from Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford, L.L.C.
         regarding change in independent public accountants.

EX-16

[Letterhead of Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford, L.L.C.]





June 15, 1999



Securities and Exchange Commission

Principal Office

450 5th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549



Dear Sirs



We have  reviewed the  termination  notice filed by Ocean  Energy,  Inc.  401(k)
Savings Plan on Form 8-K and agree with the statements  contained in the notice.
The  termination  of our  contract  was not related to any matter of  accounting
principles or  practices,  financial  statement  disclosure,  auditing  scope or
procedure, or compliance with applicable rules of the Commission.



The  audits  performed  by our Firm for the past two  years did not  contain  an
adverse   opinion  or  a   disclaimer   of  opinion  or  was   qualified  as  to
uncertainities, audit scope, or accounting principles.



Thank You.

Sincerely,

PROVOST, SALTER, HARPER & ALFORD, L.L.C.



/s/ Brent R. Salter

Brent R. Salter

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