EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
   
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Amendment No. 3 to Form S-4 Registration Statement (No. 333-
43003) of our report dated February 27, 1998 included in Pennzoil Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and to all
references to our Firm included in this registration statement.     
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Houston, Texas
   
June 30, 1998