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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
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     We hereby consent to the reference to our firm and to our reports effective
December 31, 1995; December 31, 1996; and December 31, 1997, in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Ocean Energy, Inc. to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on or about February 20, 1998.


                                        NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
                                     

                                        By: /s/ FREDERIC D. SEWELL
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                                            Frederic D. Sewell
                                            President


Dallas, Texas 
February 20, 1998