Exhibit 23.1


The Board of Directors
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 of The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company of our reports dated February
2, 1996, related to the consolidated balance sheets of The Louisiana Land and
Exploration Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the
related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1995 which reports appear in the December 31, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company. Our reports refer to the adoption in
1993 of the methods of accounting for income taxes and postretirement benefits
other than pension prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
Nos. 109 and 106, respectively, and to the change in 1994 of the methods of
assessing the impairment of the capitalized costs of proved oil and gas
properties and other long-lived assets.

We also consent to incorporation by reference in the previously referred to
registration statement of our report dated January 25, 1996, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Maralou Netherlands Partnership and subsidiary as
of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of
income, partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1995 which report appears in the December
31, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of The Louisiana Land and Exploration
Company. Our report refers to the adoption in 1993 of the method of accounting
for income taxes prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
109.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
November 14, 1996