EXHIBIT 23

                              CONSENT OF EXPERTS












                                                         Exhibit 23




                                            





The Board of Directors
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company:


We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
2-79097, No. 2-98948, No. 33-22108, No. 33-22338, No. 33-37814, No. 33-
56209, No. 33-62923 and No. 33-56211 on Form S-8, No. 33-48339, No. 33-50991
and No. 333-16191 on Form S-3 and No. 33-6593 on Form S-4 of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company of our reports dated February 7, 1997, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of The Louisiana Land and Exploration
Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996
which reports appear in the December 31, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company.  Our reports refer to the change
in 1994 of the methods of assessing the impairment of the capitalized costs
of proved oil and gas properties and other long-lived assets.  

We also consent to incorporation by reference in the previously referred to
Registration Statements of our report dated January 28, 1997, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of MaraLou Netherlands Partnership and
subsidiary as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated
statements of income, partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996 which report appears
in the December 31, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of The Louisiana Land
and Exploration Company.  


/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 19, 1997