Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-00252) pertaining to the Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan of our report dated June 17, 2004 with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 29, 2003.

	/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
	Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 18, 2004