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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(e)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-65082 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 30, 2001