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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
 
                                 SCHEDULE 13E-4
 
                         Issuer Tender Offer Statement
     (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
 
                               (Amendment No. 1)
 
                       REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)
 
                       REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
 
                                            
    8 1/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES
                 DUE 2002 OF
      REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION                         759594 AA 2
        (Title of Class of Securities)             (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


 
                                 J. BURKE ASHER
                          8201 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 600
                              DALLAS, TEXAS 75225
                                 (214) 210-2650
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
            Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)
 
                                JANUARY 20, 1999
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
 
                           CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
 


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            TRANSACTION VALUATION*                          AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
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                 $39,118,467                                     $7,823.70
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* The transaction value shown is only for the purpose of calculating the filing
  fee. The amount shown reflects the cost of purchasing $38,371,000 principal
  amount of Notes at the purchase price (100% of the principal amount of the
  Notes, plus accrued interest through the date of purchase) as of February 25,
  1999 (the payment date of the Offer). The amount of the filing fee is
  calculated in accordance with Section 13(e)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, as amended.
 
[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
    and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
    Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form
    or schedule and the date of its filing.
 
    Amount previously paid: $7,823.70
 
    Form or registration no.: Schedule 13E-4
 
    Filing party: Remington Oil and Gas Corporation
 
    Date filed: January 20, 1999
 
Instruction. When submitting this statement in paper format, ten copies of this
             statement, including all exhibits, shall be filed with the
             Commission.
 
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                             INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
 
     This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13E-4, which constitutes the final
amendment to the Schedule 13E-4, relates to the change in control offer (the
"Offer") by Remington Oil and Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), to purchase for cash, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the attached Change in Control Notice and Offer to Purchase, dated
January 20, 1999 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Letter of Transmittal
(the "Letter of Transmittal"), all of the outstanding 8 1/4% Convertible
Subordinated Notes Due 2002 of the Company (the "Notes"). The Offer terminated
at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 19, 1999.
 
ITEM 4. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
 
     The Offer terminated at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 19,
1999. At such time, the Company accepted for purchase through its Depositary,
United States Trust Company of New York, $32,421,000 aggregate principal amount
of Notes at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued interest through the Payment Date of $19.48 per $1,000 principal amount
of Notes.
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                                   SIGNATURE
 
     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
                                          REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
 
                                          By:       /s/ JAMES A. WATT
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                                                       James A. Watt
                                               President and Chief Executive
                                                           Officer
 
Dated: March 5, 1999
 
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