CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following
registration statement of the ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CAPITAL
ACCUMULATION PLAN II, Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-21160) and Post-
Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8
(No. 33-23639) of our report dated December 9, 1994, on our
audits of the statement of net assets available for benefits of
the ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN II as of June
30, 1994 and 1993, the related statement of changes in net
assets available for benefits for the year ended June 30, 1994
and the supplemental schedules as of and for the year ended
June 30, 1994, which report is included in this Annual Report
on Form 11-K.


COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Los Angeles, California
December 16, 1994