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EXHIBIT 99.25
[LETTERHEAD OF GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL]
13 December 2000
Amerada Hess Corporation
1185 Avenue of the Americas
40th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Dear Sirs,
RECOMMENDED OFFER ("THE OFFER") FOR LASMO PLC
We hereby consent to the issue of the Offer document dated 13 December 2000,
("the Document") with the inclusion of the references to our name and our
valuation of the Loan Notes (as defined in the "Document") in the form and
context in which they appear.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Richard Murley
Richard Murley
Managing Director
For and on behalf of
Goldman Sachs International