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RNS No 2009r
AVIVA PETROLEUM INC
14 May 1999

AVIVA REPORTS FIRST QUARTER LOSS


DALLAS, TEXAS, May 14, 1999 . . . .Aviva Petroleum Inc. ("AVP") reported a net
loss  for  the  quarter  ended March 31, 1999, of $731,000  ($.02  per  common
share),  compared to a net loss of $2,965,000 ($.09 per common share) for  the
corresponding 1998 period.

Oil  and  gas revenues for the first quarter of 1999 were $1,184,000, compared
to  $1,146,000 in the first quarter of 1998.  While Aviva's oil production  in
Colombia  was  up 28,000 barrels in 1999 (103,000 barrels) from  1998  (75,000
barrels)  due primarily to the acquisition of Garnet Resources Corporation  in
October 1998, the average price received for Colombian oil decreased to  $9.18
per  barrel during the first quarter of 1999 from $12.29 per barrel during the
same  period of 1998.  U.S. production was also up with oil volumes increasing
to  16,000  barrels  in  1999 from 13,000 barrels in  1998,  and  gas  volumes
increasing to 36,000 MCF in 1999 from 14,000 MCF in 1998.  The 1999  increases
were mainly due to continuous production from the Main Pass 41 field which was
shut-in  for  approximately 60 days during the first quarter of  1998.   These
volume  increases were also offset by lower prices, with the Company's average
U.S.  oil price decreasing to $10.49 per barrel in 1999, down from $13.86  per
barrel in 1998, and the average U.S. gas price decreasing to $1.91 per MCF  in
1999 compared to $2.43 per MCF in 1998.

The  Company has retained the services of Triumph Securities Corporation,  New
York, to assist in restructuring  its equity and long-term debt positions, and
expects to be able to complete such a restructuring before the end of July.

The  following Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)  has
been  filed  with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part  of  the
Company's first quarter report on Form 10-Q.

Aviva  Petroleum  is  engaged in the exploration for and the  development  and
production of oil and gas in Colombia, offshore the United States and in Papua
New Guinea.

Aviva Petroleum's Depositary Receipts (1 of which equals 5 common shares)  are
traded in the U.S. on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "AVVPP".

Safe  Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information
contained  herein,  the statements in this press release  are  forward-looking
statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements  involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual
results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results.  These
risks   and  uncertainties  include,  among  other  things,  general  economic
conditions,  volatility  of  oil  and  gas  prices,  the  impact  of  possible
geopolitical occurrences world-wide, imprecision of reserve estimates, changes
in   laws   and   regulations,  unforeseen  engineering  and   mechanical   or
technological difficulties in drilling or working-over wells, and other  risks
described   in  the  Company's  filings  with  the  Securities  and   Exchange
Commission.

Further Information:
Ron Suttill, Aviva Petroleum Inc., Dallas, Texas
001 214 691 3464



                     AVIVA PETROLEUM INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Consolidated Statement of Operations
                     (in thousands, except per share data)
                                  (unaudited)

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,

                                                 1999       1998
                                                         
Oil and gas sales                             $1,184       $ 1,146
                                                    
                                                         
Expense:                                                 
   Production                                    900           799
   Depreciation, depletion and amortization      336           671
   Write-down of oil and gas properties            -         2,764
   General and administrative                    359           360
      Total expense                            1,595         4,594
                                                         
Other income (expense):                                  
   Interest and other income (expense), net       34           745
   Interest expense                             (291)         (165)
                                                         
      Total other income (expense)              (257)          580
                                                         
Loss before income taxes                        (668)       (2,868)
                                                         
Income taxes                                      63            97
                                                         
      Net loss                               $  (731)    $  (2,965)
                                                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding    46,700        31,483
                                                         
Basic and diluted net loss per common share   $ (0.02)    $   (0.09)

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