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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
January 24, 1997 incorporated by reference in Noble Affiliates, Inc.'s Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, and to all references to our firm
included in this Registration Statement.




                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  October 30, 1997