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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Sunoco, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 10, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Sunoco, Inc. and subsidiaries incorporated by reference in its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and our report dated March 2,
2000, with respect to the related financial statement schedule included therein,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 6, 2000
