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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
February 26, 1996 included in Energy Ventures, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.


/s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP


Houston, Texas
May 8, 1996