EXHIBIT 23.4

                       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
March 5, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated balance sheets of Equilon
Enterprises LLC as of December 31, 1998 and January 1, 1998, and the related
statements of consolidated income, owners' equity and cash flows for the year
ended December 31, 1998, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Texaco
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


                            
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP     Arthur Andersen LLP
Houston, Texas                 Houston, Texas
July 15, 1999                  July 15, 1999