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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23(a)




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report
dated February 25, 1997 appearing in Item 8 of Amoco Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.  We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
September 30, 1997