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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated March 20, 1998, on our audits of the financial
statements and supplemental schedules of the AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Savings
Plan for the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 and the financial
statements and supplemental schedules of the UGI Utilities, Inc. Savings Plan
for the year ended September 30, 1997, included in UGI Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K (as amended by Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1) for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1997, into UGI Corporation's previously filed Form S-8
Registration Statement No. 33-47319; Form S-3 Registration Statement No.
33-78776; Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-61722; Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 333-22305 and Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-37093.



Arthur Andersen LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 26, 1998