RNS No 7092t
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY LIMITED
16th November 1998

         ARCO Announces Investment in Great Yarmouth Power Limited

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 today announced that ARCO Integrated Power, Inc. has joined
Amoco Power in development of a gas-fired power station at Great Yarmouth,
England. ARCO British Limited will supply gas to the project from its processing
plant at Bacton.

ARCO has acquired a 40% interest in Great Yarmouth Power Limited, the project
company, with Amoco holding the remaining 60%.  The plant is scheduled to be
operational by early 2001. 

Work is now starting on the construction of the 27.5-mile pipeline between
Bacton and the power station site at South Denes. The pipeline should be
completed by late 1999. 

"We are delighted to provide efficient, clean electric resources for the United
Kingdom," said Harold Tyber, President of Arco Integrated Power, Inc. "This
project enhances our business by strategically linking our upstream gas
resources with a significant downstream project.  It is a good advance for
ARCO's power business.

ARCO Integrated Power, Inc. is ARCO's independent power business development
subsidiary with seven projects operating and under construction totaling 2,225
MW of capacity worldwide. 

ARCO is a worldwide integrated hydrocarbons corporation with operations
encompassing all aspects of the oil and gas business: exploration, production
and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, and the
refining, marketing and transportation of petroleum products.  ARCO has
significant operations on the North Slope of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico,
the Permian Basin, China, Indonesia, the North Sea and North Africa.

For a menu of ARCO new releases or to retrieve a specific release, visit
the Company's web site at http://www.arco.com on the Internet.

CONTACT: Linda Dozier, 213-486-3384 or Marylou Flynn, 213-486-8263, both
of ARCO
Web site: http://www.arco.com

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