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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.5





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 S. A. Holditch & Associates, Inc. consents to the use of its name
and the information contained in its report dated December 30, 1996, regarding
MCN Corporation oil and gas reserve information as of December 31, 1996, in its
1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In addition, S.A. Holditch & 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.

S. A. Holditch & 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,



W. Denton Copeland, P.E.
Vice President, S.A. Holditch & Associates, Inc.