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EXHIBIT 23.6
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
To the Directors of PetroFina S.A.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
of PetroFina S.A. on Form F-3 (File No. 333-49315) of our report dated January
26, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of PetroFina S.A. for the
year ended December 31, 1999, relating to the balance sheet of PetroFina
Delaware, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, stockholder's equity and cash flows for the
year then ended (which financial statements are not presented separately
therein).
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
June 30, 2000
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