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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1




                        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-9931) pertaining to the Sun Company, Inc. Capital
Accumulation Plan of our report dated June 24, 1998 with respect to the
financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Sun Company, Inc.
Capital Accumulation Plan included in this Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1997. 






/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP

June 24, 1998