NAPS Napster Group Plc

RNS No 9981m
AVIVA PETROLEUM INCORPORATED
13 August 1999


AVIVA ANNOUNCES FIRST HALF 1999 RESULTS 
AND UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH LENDERS

DALLAS, TEXAS, August 13, 1999 . . .Aviva Petroleum Inc. (OTC BB - "AVVPP")
reported a net loss of $813,000 (2 cents per common share) for the six months
ended June 30, 1999, compared to a net loss of $5,729,000 (18 cents per common
share) for the corresponding 1998 period.

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

The Company is highly leveraged with $14.5 million in current debt at June 30,
1999, and is not in compliance with various debt covenants.  On April 30,
1999, a required principal payment of $5.7 million was not paid, and since
then required monthly principal payments of $281,000 are unpaid.

Management of the Company is currently in discussion with lenders regarding
conversion of its total debt into common stock of Aviva, and has proposed the
issue of 200 million new common shares to the lenders, who would then own 81%
of the total shares outstanding.  There are no assurances that this proposal,
or any variation of it, will be accepted by the lenders, in which case there
is substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.

Aviva Petroleum is engaged in the exploration for and the development and
production of oil and gas in Colombia, offshore in the United States, and in
Papua New Guinea.  Aviva's common stock is also quoted on the London Stock
Exchange (symbol "AVP").

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 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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




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


                                     Three Months Ended      Six Months ended
                                            June 30,              June 30,
                                        1999       1998       1999       1998

Oil and gas sales                    $ 1,575    $   914    $ 2,759    $ 2,060

Expense:
  Production                             879        716      1,779      1,515
  Depreciation, depletion and
    amortization                         284        503        620      1,174
  Write-down of oil and gas
    properties                             -      1,961          -      4,725
  General and administrative             320        300        679        660
  Provision for (recovery of) losses
    on accounts receivable                13          -        (92)         -
  Severance                               62          -         62          -

     Total expense                     1,558      3,480      3,048      8,074

Other income(expense):
  Interest and other income
    (expense), net                       248         26        177        771
  Interest expense                      (283)      (155)      (574)      (320)
                            
      Total other income (expense)       (35)      (129)      (397)       451

Loss before income taxes                 (18)    (2,695)      (686)    (5,563)

Income taxes                              64        (69)       127        166

         Net loss                   $    (82)  $ (2,764)  $   (813)  $ (5,729)

Weighted average common shares
   outstanding-basic and diluted      46,748     31,483     46,724     31,483

Basic and diluted net loss per
   common share                     $   (.00)  $   (.09)  $   (.02)  $   (.18)



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