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EXHIBIT 23.3
[LETTERHEAD OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Consolidated Natural Gas Company of our report dated
January 26, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Consolidated Natural Gas Company, which appears in the Current Report on Form
8-K filed on January 27, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 22, 2000
