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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-18315) and related Prospectus of Fluor
Corporation for the registration of $400,000,000 principal amount of Senior Debt
Securities and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
November 19, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Fluor Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended October 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
    
 
                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Orange County, California
   
February 14, 1997