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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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 May 25, 2000, 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, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 14, 2000
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