8-K

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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


                                November 16, 2000
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                              BARGO ENERGY COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Texas                        0-8609                   87-0239185
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)

                            700 Louisiana, Suite 3700
                              Houston, Texas 77002
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                 (713) 236-9792
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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



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ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Bargo Energy Company made the press release attached hereto as
         Exhibit 99A.

ITEM 6.  RESIGNATION OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(a)      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.

         Not applicable to this filing.

(b)      PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

         Not applicable to this filing.

(c)      EXHIBITS.

   
   

      EXHIBIT
      NUMBER                   TITLE OF DOCUMENT
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        99A       Copy of the Company's Press Release Dated November 17, 2000
   

ITEM 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

         Not applicable to this filing.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.




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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.

                                       BARGO ENERGY COMPANY


                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
Dated:  November 17, 2000                 Jonathan M. Clarkson, President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


   
   

      Exhibit
      Number                      Title of Document
      ------                      -----------------
                

        99A       Copy of the Company's Press Release Dated November 17, 2000
   

EX-99.A

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[BARGO ENERGY COMPANY LOGO]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Contact: Jonathan M. Clarkson, President
  November 17, 2000                                  713-236-9792


BARGO ENERGY COMPANY SELLS CALIFORNIA AND OTHER NON-STRATEGIC ASSETS


HOUSTON, TEXAS - Bargo Energy Company (OTC Bulletin Board: BARG) announced today
that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell its California
properties located in Kern County, California to an undisclosed buyer. The
effective date of the sale is December 1, 2000 with closing to occur no later
than January 15, 2001.

In addition, since August 1, 2000 the Company has sold various non-strategic
assets in the Permian Basin, East Texas and Kansas. Proceeds from these sales
and the sale of the California assets is expected to generate approximately $65
million, prior to closing adjustments, which will be used to paydown bank debt.
The Company is continuing to evaluate various strategic options as to the
remainder of its oil and gas property portfolio.

Bargo Energy Company is a domestic oil and gas production, exploitation and
acquisition firm headquartered in Houston, Texas.

This Press Release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts
included in this Press Release, including statements regarding the Company's
estimated reserve quantities, business strategy, plans and objectives of
management of the Company for future operations and budget estimates, are
forward-looking statements. The Company can give no assurances that the
assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based will prove to
have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's expectations ("Cautionary Statements") include
volatility of oil and gas prices, the markets for oil and gas, environmental
regulations, the substantial capital requirements associated with oil and gas
operations and other factors are set forth in the Company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Form 10-KSB for
its 1999 fiscal year. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable in the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly
qualified by the Cautionary Statements.