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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(e)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Anadarko Finance Company on Form S-4 of our report, dated January 26, 1998, on
the consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash
flows of Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1997, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union Pacific Resources
Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999 (such financial statements are
not presented therein). We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas, Texas
July 13, 2001