Exhibit 23











The Benefits Committee
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements No. 2-98948, No. 33-22338 and No. 33-56209 on Form S-8
of The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company of our report dated 
June 21, 1996, relating to the statements of financial condition of
The LL&E Savings Plan as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the
related statements of income and changes in plan equity and related
schedules for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1995 which report appears in the December 31, 1995
annual report on Form 11-K of The LL&E Savings Plan.




                                 s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

                                 KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
June 26, 1996