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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 4, 2000,
on the consolidated financial statement of Fintube Limited Partnership for the
year ended December 31, 1999 included in Lone Star Technologies, Inc.'s
Form 8-K, as amended, dated June 1, 2000 and to all references to our firm
included in this registration statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 9, 2000