EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  of our report  dated June 23,  2000,  included in the Oryx Energy
Company  Capital  Accumulation  Plan 1999 annual report in this Form 11-K,  into
Kerr-McGee Corporation's previously filed Form S-8 File No. 333-28235.


                                                    (ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP)
                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    June 28, 2000