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                                                              EXHIBIT 23-7


[NSA NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. LETTERHEAD]

                               February 27, 1998


MCN Energy Group Inc.
500 Griswold
Detroit, Michigan 48226

RE:     MCN Energy Group Inc.
        MCN Investment Corporation
        Form S-3 Registration Statement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        The firm of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. consents to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated January 15, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
MCN Energy Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997, and to the 
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is 
part of this Registration Statement.

        This consent may be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement of MCN Energy Group relating to the securities included in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed after the date hereof pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                                NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                Clarence M. Netherland
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                                Clarence M. Netherland
                                Chairman