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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                                 FORCENERGY INC
                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


     Forcenergy Inc hereby establishes the Forcenergy Inc 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Plan"), the terms of which are as set forth below.

     1. Definitions.

     As used in the Plan the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
     below:

     (a) "Account" means a ledger account established by the Company for a
  Participant.

     (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     (d) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     (e) "Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of Forcenergy
  Inc.

     (f) "Company" means Forcenergy Inc, a Delaware corporation, or any
  successor.

     (g) "Continuous Employment" means the absence of any interruption or
  termination of service as an Eligible Employee with the Participating
  Companies. Continuous Employment shall not be considered interrupted in the
  case of an authorized leave of absence, provided that such leave is for a
  period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such
  leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.

     (h) "Eligible Compensation" means, with respect to each Participant, the
  regular cash base compensation (wages, salary or commissions) paid to the
  Participant by the Participating Companies each pay period during the Option
  Period, including any elective salary deferral contributions made therefrom
  pursuant to Code Sections 125, 129 or 401(k), but excluding bonuses and all
  other items of compensation.



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     (i) "Eligible Employee" means an employee of the Participating Companies
  who is customarily employed for at least 20 hours per week and more than five
  months in a calendar year.

     (j) "Enrollment Date" means the first day of each Option Period.

     (k) "Exercise Date" means the last day of each Option Period.

     (l) "Exercise Price" means the price per share of the shares of Common
  Stock offered in a given Option Period determined as provided in Section 10
  below.

     (m) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to a share of Common Stock as
  of any Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, closing sales price per share of the
  Common Stock for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not
  traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported
  in The Wall Street Journal for the Nasdaq National Market or, in the event the
  Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per share
  shall be the closing sales price on such exchange on such date (or, in the
  event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately
  preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal.

     (n) "Option Period" means each six-month period commencing on January 1 and
  terminating on the following June 30 or commencing on July 1 and terminating
  on the following December 31; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing
  the initial Option Period shall commence on the effective date of the S-8
  Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable under the
  Plan, and shall end on June 30, 2000.

     (o) "Participant" means an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate
  in the Plan by filing an enrollment agreement with the Company as provided in
  Section 7 below.

     (p) "Participating Companies" means the Company and each present and future
  Subsidiary that the Committee, in its sole discretion, from time to time
  designates to be a Participating Company.

     (q) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, domestic or foreign, of which the
  Company owns, directly or indirectly, not less than 50% of the total combined
  voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests and that
  otherwise qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation" within the meaning of
  Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor thereto.


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     2. Purpose of the Plan.

     The purpose of the Plan is to provide an incentive for present and future
employees of the Participating Companies to acquire a proprietary interest (or
increase an existing proprietary interest) in the Company through the purchase
of Common Stock. It is the intention of the Company that the Plan qualify as an
"employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the
provisions of the Plan shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a
manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

     3. Shares Reserved for the Plan.

     There shall be reserved for issuance and purchase by Participants under the
Plan an aggregate of 480,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 15 below. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be
newly issued shares or treasury shares. If and to the extent that any option to
purchase shares of Common Stock shall not be exercised for any reason or if such
right to purchase shares shall terminate as provided herein, the shares that
have not been so purchased hereunder shall again become available for the
purposes of the Plan unless the Plan shall have been terminated.

     4. Administration of the Plan.

     (a) The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by, and which
shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Committee shall have authority to
interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, to correct any defect or rectify any omission in this Plan
or to reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or any option, and to make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan,
all of which actions and determinations shall be final, conclusive and binding
on all persons. The act or determination of a majority of the members of the
Committee shall be deemed to be the act or determination of the Committee.

     (b) The Committee may request advice or assistance or employ such other
persons as it in its discretion deems necessary or appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to employing a brokerage
firm, bank or other financial institution to assist in the purchase of shares,
delivery of reports or other administrative aspects of the Plan.

     (c) All Eligible Employees granted options under the Plan shall have the
same rights and privileges; however, the Plan will not fail to satisfy this
requirement merely because the amount of Common Stock which may be purchased by
any Eligible Employee is determined on the basis of a uniform relationship to
the Eligible Compensation of Eligible Employees, or because the Plan provides
that no Eligible Employee may purchase more than a maximum amount of Common
Stock as set forth under the Plan.

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     5. Eligibility to Participate in the Plan.

     Subject to the further provisions of the Plan, each Eligible Employee who
is employed by a Participating Company on an Enrollment Date shall be eligible
to participate in the Plan for the Option Period beginning on that Enrollment
Date.

     6. Option Periods.

     The Plan shall consist of consecutive Option Periods until the Plan is
terminated.

     7. Election to Participate in the Plan.

     (a) Each Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by
completing an enrollment agreement in the form provided by the Company and
filing such enrollment agreement with the Company prior to the applicable
Enrollment Date, unless another time for filing the enrollment form is set by
the Committee for all Eligible Employees with respect to a given Option Period.

     (b) Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first
payroll date following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll
date in the Option Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless
sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 12.

     (c) Unless a Participant elects otherwise prior to the Enrollment Date of
the immediately succeeding Option Period, an Eligible Employee who is
participating in an Option Period as of the Exercise Date of such Option Period
shall be deemed (i) to have elected to participate in the immediately succeeding
Option Period and (ii) to have authorized the same payroll deduction for such
immediately succeeding Option Period as was in effect for such Participant
immediately prior to the succeeding Option Period.

     8. Payroll Deductions.

     (a) All Participant contributions to the Plan shall be made only by payroll
deductions. At the time a Participant files the enrollment agreement with
respect to an Option Period, the Participant shall authorize payroll deductions
to be made on each payroll date during the Option Period in an amount of from 1%
to 10% of the Eligible Compensation which the Participant receives on each
payroll date during such Option Period. The amount of such payroll deductions
shall be a whole percentage (i.e., 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) of the Participant's
Eligible Compensation.

     (b) All payroll deductions made for a Participant may be deposited in the
Company's general corporate account and shall be credited to the Participant's
Account under the

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Plan. No interest shall accrue or be credited with respect to the payroll
deductions of a Participant under the Plan. A Participant may not make any
additional payments into such Account. All payroll deductions received or held
by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate
purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll
deductions.

     (c) Except as provided in Section 12, a Participant may not change his
contribution election during an Option Period.

     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participant may make payroll
deductions during any year in excess of $21,250.

     9. Grant of Options.

     (a) On the Enrollment Date of each Option Period, subject to the
limitations set forth in Sections 3 and 9(b) hereof, each Eligible Employee
shall be granted an option to purchase on the Exercise Date for such Option
Period (at the Exercise Price determined as provided in Section 10 below) up to
a number of shares of the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing such
Eligible Employee's payroll deductions accumulated during the Option Period
ending on such Exercise Date by 85% of the fair market value of a share of the
Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

     (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the
grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be
attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own
stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of
the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company
or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) which permits such Eligible
Employee's rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of
the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of
fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted)
for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

     10. Exercise Price.

     The Exercise Price of each of the shares offered in a given Option Period
shall be the lower of: (i) 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common
Stock on the applicable Enrollment Date, or (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value of
a share of the Common Stock on the applicable Exercise Date.




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     11. Exercise of Options.

     Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 12, the
Participant's option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically
on each Exercise Date, and the maximum number of shares subject to the option
will be purchased for the Participant at the applicable Exercise Price with the
accumulated payroll deductions in the Participant's Account.

     12. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

     (a) A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll
deductions credited to the Participant's Account under the Plan at any time by
giving written notice to the Company. All of the Participant's payroll
deductions credited to the Participant's Account will be paid to him promptly
after receipt of the Participant's notice of withdrawal, the Participant's
participation in the Plan will be automatically terminated, and no further
payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made. Payroll deductions
will not resume on behalf of a Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan
unless written notice is delivered to the Company within the enrollment period
preceding the commencement of a new Option Period directing the Company to
resume payroll deductions.

     (b) Upon termination of the Participant's Continuous Employment prior to
the Exercise Date of the Option Period for any reason, including retirement or
death, the payroll deductions credited to the Participant's Account will be
returned to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant's
estate, and the Participant's options to purchase shares under the Plan will be
automatically terminated.

     (c) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee during an
Option Period, the Participant will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from
the Plan, the payroll deductions credited to the Participant's Account will be
returned to the Participant, and the Participant's options to purchase shares
under the Plan will be terminated.

     (d) A Participant's withdrawal from an Option Period will not affect the
Participant's eligibility to participate in a succeeding Option Period.

     13. Transferability.

     Options to purchase Common Stock granted under the Plan are not
transferable by a Participant and are exercisable only by the Participant.





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     14. Reports.

     Individual Accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan.
Statements of Accounts will be given to participating Employees semi-annually
promptly following each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the
amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of
shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

     15. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.

     (a) If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased,
or are changed into or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares,
as a result of one or more reorganizations, restructurings, recapitalizations,
reclassifications, stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends or the
like, upon authorization of the Committee, appropriate adjustments may be made
in the number and/or kind of shares, and the per share option price thereof,
which may be issued in the aggregate and to any Participant upon exercise of
options granted under the Plan.

     (b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
each Option Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Committee. In the event of a
proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the
merger of the Company with or into another corporation, each option under the
Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such
successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation,
unless the Committee determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in
lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the Participant shall have the
right to exercise the option as to all of the optioned stock, including shares
as to which the option would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Committee
makes an option fully exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the
event of a merger or sale of assets, the Committee shall notify the Participant
that the option shall be fully exercisable for a stated period, which shall not
be less than 10 days from the date of such notice, and the option will terminate
upon the expiration of such period.

     (c) In all cases, the Committee shall have full discretion to exercise any
of the powers and authority provided under this Section 15, and the Committee's
actions hereunder shall be final and binding on all Participants. No fractional
shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan pursuant to any adjustment
authorized under the provisions of this Section 15.

     16. Amendment of the Plan.

     The Board may at any time, or from time to time, amend the Plan in any
respect; provided, however, that the Plan may not be amended in any way that
will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet the requirements for
employee stock purchase plans as defined in Section 423 of the Code or any
successor thereto, including, without limitation, shareholder approval if
required.

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     17. Termination of the Plan.

     The Plan and all rights of Eligible Employees hereunder shall terminate:

     (a) on the Exercise Date that Participants become entitled to purchase a
number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares remaining available
for purchase under the Plan; or

     (b) at any time, at the discretion of the Board.

     In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in
Section 17(a) above, reserved shares remaining as of the termination date shall
be sold to Participants on a pro rata basis.

     18. Notices.

     All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under
or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when
received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person,
designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

     19. Shareholder Approval.

     The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company
within twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of
Directors. If such shareholder approval is not obtained prior to the first
Exercise Date, the Plan shall be null and void and all Participants shall be
deemed to have withdrawn on such Exercise Date pursuant to Section 12.

     20. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

     (a) The Plan, the grant and exercise of options to purchase shares of
Common Stock under the Plan, and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver
shares upon the exercise of options to purchase shares shall be subject to all
applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations, and to such
approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, be required. In the event the Company is required to
obtain from any commission or agency authority to issue any stock certificate,
the inability of the Company to obtain from any such commission or agency
authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance
of any such certificate will relieve the Company from liability to any
Participant, except to return to him the amount of the balance in his account.


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     (b) The Company may make such provisions as it deems appropriate for
withholding of amounts that the Company determines it is required to withhold
pursuant to applicable tax laws in connection with the purchase or sale by a
Participant of any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company may
require a Participant to satisfy any relevant tax requirements before
authorizing any issuance of Common Stock to such Participant.

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