EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 26, 1998 incorporated by reference in Texaco Inc.'s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
 
                                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
New York, New York
December 2, 1998