Exhibit 23.2




                CONSENT OF NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

As  independent  petroleum  consultants to The Houston  Exploration  Company and
KeySpan Exploration and Production,  LLC, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this form 10-K of KeySpan Corporation and into KeySpan
Corporation's  previously filed  Registration  Statements File Nos.:  333-53657,
333-53765,  333-920003,  333-79151,  333-40472, 333-43768, 333-60294, 333-82230,
and 333-104230.

                                       NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.





                                       By:  /s/
                                            ------------------------
                                            J. Carter Henson, Jr.
                                            Senior Vice President


Houston, Texas
March 10, 2004