Form 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Newbigging, David K.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ocean Energy Inc (OEI)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _X_ Director ___ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give title below) ___ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) Friends Provident Life Office 15 Old Bailey	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Year 05/14/2002
(Street) London EC4M 7EF England		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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FORM 5 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.
Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3)

2.
Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security

3.
Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A.
Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/
Day/
Year)

4.
Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

5.
Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of(D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.
Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7.
Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8.
Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

9.
Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of
Year
(Instr. 4)

10.
Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11.
Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount
or
Number
of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy) OEI-01 NQ

22.58

05/14/2002

(1)

05/14/2012

Common

6,000

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Options vest 1/3 on each of the first anniversaries of grant.

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ Robert K. Reeves **Signature of Reporting Person Attorney-in-fact for David K. Newbigging	01/23/2003 Date
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