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                                                                EXHIBIT 23-4



February 28, 1997



MCN Corporation
500 Griswold
Detroit, Michigan  48226



RE:     MCN Corporation
        1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K




Ladies and Gentlemen:


The firm of Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc., Petroleum Consultants, consents
to the use of its name and the information contained in its report dated
January 7, 1997, regarding MCN Corporation oil and gas reserve information as
of December 31, 1996, in its 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In addition, Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc. consents to the incorporation by
reference of said material in Registration Statement Nos. 333-02105 and
333-02107 on Form S-8, 333-01521, 333-01523 and 33-57115 on Form S-3 and Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-21930-99 on Form S-8
of MCN Corporation.

Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc. has no interest in MCN Corporation or in any
affiliated companies or subsidiaries and is not to receive such interest as
payment for such reports and has no director, officer, or employee otherwise
connected with MCN Corporation.  We are not employed by MCN Corporation on a
contingent basis.


Very truly yours, 





LEE KEELING AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS