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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                                    CONSENT

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Offer Document of Amerada Hess
Corporation for the registration of 17,200,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 1, 2000 with
respect to the financial statements and schedule of LASMO plc included in its
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young
London, England
December 13, 2000