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,
333-104230, 333-119491 and 333-119474.



                                        NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.





                                        By: /s/Danny D. Simmons
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                                            Danny D. Simmons
                                            Executive Vice President


Houston, Texas
February 25, 2005