Exhibit 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Kerr-McGee Holdco Inc. of our report dated February
26, 1999 appearing in the Kerr-McGee Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000 and relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Oryx Energy Company, which financial statements are
not separately presented therein.

                                           PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dallas, Texas
    August 1, 2001