EXHIBIT 23.2



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:

We consent to the use of our report dated January 31, 2003, incorporated by
reference herein, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, comprehensive
income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2002 annual report
on Form 10-K of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus supplement. Our report refers to
changes in accounting for goodwill in 2002, derivative instruments in 2001 and
foreign crude oil inventories in 2000.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
May 1, 2003