CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  consent  to  the incorporation by reference in the  following
registration   statements  of  the  Atlantic  Richfield   Capital
Accumulation  Plan  III,  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.   4   to
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  (No.  33-21553)  and  Post-
Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on  Form  S-8
(No.  33-23640)  of our report dated December  9,  1996,  on  our
audits of the statements of net assets available for benefits  of
the  Atlantic Richfield Capital Accumulation Plan III as of  June
30, 1996 and 1995, the related statement of changes in net assets
available for benefits for the year ended June 30, 1996  and  the
supplemental  schedules as of and for the  year  ended  June  30,
1996, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form  11-
K.



COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Los Angeles, California
December 12, 1996