ATC Atlantic Coal

RNS No 7110j
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
30th September 1998


ARCO Realigns Executive Management Team

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCO (NYSE: ARC) Chairman and CEO Mike
Bowlin announced today a realignment of the company's executive management team.
"The changes will help improve execution of the company's core strategies," said
Bowlin, "and focus our resources on areas and businesses where we have or can
attain a market leadership position."

Bowlin said that Michael E. Wiley, Executive Vice President, will become
President and assume the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. He
will report to Bowlin.

Bowlin also announced that Donald R. Voelte, Senior Vice President, Corporate
Planning, will become Executive Vice President, reporting to Wiley.  Voelte will
have responsibility for Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East,
Commonwealth of Independent States, and Permian Basin. Both appointments are
effective October 1.

J. Kenneth Thompson, Executive Vice President, continues in his role, reporting
to Wiley. Thompson has responsibility for Alaska, the Asia Pacific, including
China, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, as well as natural gas marketing. ARCO
Products Company, led by Senior Vice President Roger E. Truitt; Exploration, led
by Vice President Dodd W. DeCamp; and a newly formed Technology and Operations
Services unit, will also report to Wiley. 

In separate announcements, Bowlin said that ARCO President William E. Wade and 
Executive Vice President Anthony G.Fernandes will both retire from the company.

In describing the changes, Bowlin said, "We continue to prepare for the future
and execute the realignment of ARCO that began last year. The restructuring of
our senior management group represents the logical next step."

Bowlin said that Wiley brings considerable exploration and production expertise
to his new role. "Mike Wiley grew up in the oil industry and knows this business
inside and out. His leadership will be invaluable as we move forward."

Bowlin said that over a 26-year career, Wiley has held a number of key positions
both domestically and internationally, and has had leadership responsibilities
in engineering,planninq, research and development, drilling and production.
Bowlin said that Wiley's leadership of the initial public offering of
Houston-based Vastar Resources, Inc. (82.3 percent owned by ARCO) resulted in
the creation of a premier independent exploration and production company and
strengthened the company's position in the Gulf of Mexico. He will continue as
Chairman of the Board of Vastar. Bowlin also cited Wiley's successful
integration of Union Texas Petroleum into ARCO, a move that has been
accomplished ahead of schedule and exceeded our projected cost savings targets.

Wiley holds a degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa and
an MBA from the University of Dallas.

Commenting on Voelte's appointment, Bowlin said, "We recruited Don less than two
years ago with the challenge to provide ARCO with new perspectives and planning
initiatives.  He has delivered."

Bowlin said that Voelte brings more than 23 years of exploration and Production
experience to his new role and a stronq background in international oil and gas
operations. Voelte came to ARCO in 1997 from Mobil Corporation where he held a
number of senior level exploration and production assignments. He is a graduate
of the University of Nebraska with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.

Bowlin said that with Wiley's appointment, he has also realigned his direct
reports. Reporting to him will be Wiley; Marie L. Knowles, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer; John H. Kelly, Senior Vice President,
Human Resources; and Bruce G. Whitmore, Senior Vice President and General
Counsel.

SOURCE ARCO

NOTE TO EDITORS: For a menu of ARCO new releases or to retrieve a specific
release, visit our site at http://www.arco.com on the World Wide Web.


CONTACT: Lee Tashjian of ARCO Corporate Communications, 213-486-2364, or 
Tom, Goff of ARCO Media Relations, 213-486-3384.
Web site: http://www.arco.com/
(ARC)


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