EXHIBIT 23.8

                             [Huddleston Letterhead]



           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERS

      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-91014 (Form S-4) and
related proxy statement of EEX Corporation and prospectus of Newfield
Exploration Company for the registration of 7,259,571 shares of Newfield
Exploration Company common stock and 42,574,298 units of the Treasure Island
Royalty Trust and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
July 2, 2002, with respect to our review of the procedures and documentation
prepared by EEX and Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. regarding EEX's
proved reserves.

                                          Huddleston & Co., Inc.


                                          By:   /s/ PETER D. HUDDLESTON, P.E.
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                                                Peter D. Huddleston, P.E.
                                                President


July 3, 2002
Houston, Texas