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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. 333-22529) pertaining to the Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee Savings
and Protection Plan of our report dated May 25, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements and schedule of the Equitable Resources, Inc. Employee
Savings and Protection Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 14, 2000
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