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                        SUBSIDIARIES OF KCS ENERGY, INC.




SUBSIDIARY                                            JURISDICTION
                                                   
KCS Resources, Inc.                                     Delaware
      Medallion California Properties Company           Texas
KCS Energy Services, Inc.                               Delaware
Proliq, Inc.                                            New Jersey




Note: KCS Resources, Inc. does business in certain areas in the Rocky Mountain
      region as KCS Mountain Resources, Inc.