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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Duke Energy Field
Services LLC (DEFS LLC) and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated March 6, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Phillips Gas Company included in DEFS LLC's Form 10 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 20, 2000.

                                            /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 20, 2000