EXHIBIT 99.1


              TRITON'S CEIBA-3 WELL ENCOUNTERS SECOND OIL RESERVOIR



DALLAS,  TEXAS  -  June 13, 2000 - Triton Energy Limited (NYSE: OIL) reports the
Ceiba-3  development  well  offshore Equatorial Guinea has confirmed the primary
reservoir  found  in  the  Ceiba-1  and  Ceiba-2 wells and encountered a deeper,
similar-quality  oil  reservoir.  Ceiba-3 penetrated 256 feet of net oil-bearing
pay based on the analysis of drilling, coring, wireline logging and samples. The
new  additional reservoir has an oil-water contact about 60 feet deeper than the
oil-water  contact  found  in  the  first  two wells drilled in the Ceiba Field.

"The Ceiba-3 well is the third well that has encountered thick, high-quality pay
sands  in  the Ceiba Field," said James C. Musselman, Triton President and Chief
Executive Officer. "Ceiba-3 confirms the potential of the Ceiba Field and is the
first  test  of  the  reservoir  images  mapped  from  our  3D  seismic  data."

The  Ceiba-3 well has validated lateral reservoir continuity and connectivity in
the oil reservoir tested in the Ceiba-1 discovery well and confirmed in Ceiba-2.
The extent of the new, deeper reservoir, not seen in Ceiba-1 or Ceiba-2, will be
determined  by  future  drilling.

Located  22 miles off the continental coast of Equatorial Guinea on Block G, the
Ceiba-3  well was drilled to a total depth of 9,695 feet in 2,165 feet of water.
The well is approximately one mile northeast and 282 feet downdip of the Ceiba-1
discovery  well,  announced  in  October 1999, and confirms the extension of the
Ceiba  Field  to  the  north.  The Ceiba-2 appraisal well, announced in November
1999,  confirmed  the  oil-water  contact  found  in  Ceiba-1.

The  development  plan  calls  for  Ceiba-3  to  be  completed  this  summer.

Other  current  activity in the Ceiba Field includes the drilling of the Ceiba-4
well, spudded May 31 by the Sedco 700 semisubmersible rig approximately one mile
southwest  of  Ceiba-2.  Following  the  drilling  of  Ceiba-4, the well will be
completed  by the  Sedco  700, after which the rig will complete the Ceiba-1, -2
and -3 wells, readying them  for hookup to the field's early production system
so that first oil can be achieved  by  year-end  2000.

Ceiba-1,  -2,  -3 and -4 will be produced into a floating production storage and
offloading  system  that will have an initial process capacity of 60,000 barrels
of  oil  per  day.

Following  the  drilling  of  Ceiba-3,  Global Marine's R. F. Bauer drillship is
moving  1.75  miles  to the northwest of Ceiba-3, where it will spud the Ceiba-5
delineation  well.

Triton  is  analyzing  the 4,200 square kilometers of seismic data acquired over
Block  G,  as  well as adjacent Block F. The data will aid the Company to define
the  extent  of  the field, as well as test other exploration prospects. Current
plans  call  for  two  exploration  wells  to  be  drilled this year. Timing and
locations  of  the  wells  have  yet  to  be  determined.

Triton  has  an  85%  working interest in and is the operator of Blocks F and G,
which  encompass  an  area  of  approximately  1.3 million acres. The blocks are
located  in  the  Rio Muni Basin off the continental coast of Equatorial Guinea,
150  miles south of the country's capital, Malabo, and off the shore of the city
of  Bata.  Triton's partner in the blocks is Energy Africa Ltd. of South Africa,
which  has  the  remaining  15%  working  interest.

Triton  Energy  Limited  is a Dallas-based international oil and gas exploration
and production company with major oil and gas assets in Latin America, Southeast
Asia  and  West  Africa.  More  information  about  Triton  can  be found at the
Company's  web  site,  www.tritonenergy.com.
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SAFE  HARBOR  STATEMENT:  Certain  statements  in  this news release, other than
historical  information,  may be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within
the  meaning  of  the U.S. Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject to
various risks and uncertainties, such as the timely completion, costs and result
of  exploration,  appraisal  and development activities, the results of seismic,
wireline  logging  and  other  testing  methods,  and  estimates  of underground
accumulations  of  oil  and  gas. These are discussed in detail in the Company's
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission filings, including the report on Form 10-Q
for  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2000.  Actual results may vary materially.

Investor  Contact:  Crystal  C.  Bell,  Director  Investor Relations and
                    Corporate  Communications
                    Triton  Energy
                    (214)  691-5200

Media  Contact:     Mark  Semer
                    Kekst  and  Company
                    (212)  521-4802