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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Offer Document of Amerada Hess
Corporation for the registration of 17,200,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 24, 2000,
with respect to the financial statements and schedule of Amerada Hess
Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
included in its Annual Report to Shareholders, and incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
November 21, 2000
