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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23-3



                     [Miller and Lents, Ltd. LETTERHEAD]

                                                                       
                                 February 24, 1998                     
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                        
                                                                        

MCN Energy Group Inc.
500 Griswold
Detroit, MI 48226

                                           Re:  MCN Energy Group Inc.
                                                1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K


Ladies and Gentlemen:

        The firm of Miller and Lents, Ltd. consents to the use of its name and
the information contained in its report dated January 14, 1998, regarding MCN
Energy Group Inc.'s oil and gas reserve information as of December 31, 1997, in
its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        In addition, Miller and Lents, Ltd. consents to the incorporation by
reference of said material in Registration Statement Nos. 333-02105 and
333-02107 on Form S-8, 333-01523, 333-21175, and 333-45281 on Form S-3 and Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-21930-99 on Form S-8
of MCN Energy Group Inc.

        Miller and Lents, Ltd. has no interest in MCN Energy Group Inc. 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 Energy Group Inc.  We are not employed by MCN Energy Group
Inc. on a contingent basis.

                                        Yours very truly,

                                        MILLER AND LENTS, LTD.

                                        By /s/ P. G. Von Tungeln
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                                           P. G. Von Tungeln
                                           Chairman


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