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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
Ocean Energy, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement to
be filed on Form S-8 of Ocean Energy, Inc. of our report dated January 25, 2001,
relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Ocean Energy, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which
report is included in the December 31, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Ocean Energy, Inc.



                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
May 22, 2001