EXHIBIT 23(A)
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 27, 1996 appearing in Item 8 of Amoco Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    
 
   
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 1997