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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(d)

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on Form S-3 of our report, dated January 26,
1998, on the consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity
and cash flows of Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 1997, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union Pacific
Resources Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999 (such financial
statements are not presented therein).

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Dallas, Texas
May 7, 2001