EXHIBIT 23.3




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on Form S-3 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


Dallas, Texas
March 5, 2002