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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-62181 of Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. on Form S-3 and Nos. 333-22613
and 333-35641 of Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. on Form S-8, of our report
dated January 26, 1998 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union
Pacific Resources Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Fort Worth, Texas

March 15, 1999