EXHIBIT 23(a)

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Exxon
Corporation of our report dated February 24, 1999, which appears on page F9 of
Exxon Corporation's 1998 Annual Report to shareholders, which is incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.

                                           /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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April 5, 1999