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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(d)


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Anadarko Finance Company
of our report dated March 3, 2000 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999 and to
all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
July 13, 2001