Exhibit 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated February 22, 1994, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Equitable Resources, Inc.
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1993 in the Prospectus part of the following
Registration Statements:
Registration Statement No. 33-52151 on Form S-8
pertaining to the 1994 Equitable Resources, Inc. Long-
Term Incentive Plan;
Registration Statement No. 33-52137 on Form S-8
pertaining to the 1994 Equitable Resources, Inc. Non-
Employee Directors' Stock Incentive Plan;
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 2-69010 on Form S-8 pertaining to the
Equitable Resources, Inc. Key Employee Restricted Stock
Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Incentive
Compensation Plan;
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-00252 on Form S-8 pertaining to the
Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan;
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-10508 on Form S-8 pertaining to the
Equitable Resources, Inc. Key Employee Restricted Stock
Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Incentive
Compensation Plan.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement No. 33-46207 on Form S-3 pertaining to the
registration of $100,000,000 Medium Term Notes, Series B of
Equitable Resources, Inc. and in the related Prospectus of our
report dated February 22, 1994, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Equitable Resources, Inc.
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1993.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated March 4, 1994 with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of the Equitable Resources, Inc.
Employee Savings Plan included in the Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended October 31, 1993, included in Exhibit 99.01 to
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) into Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 to Registration Statement No. 33-00252 on Form S-8 pertaining
to the Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan.
By
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Ernst & Young
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 21, 1994