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                                                              EXHIBIT 23(c)     
    
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS     
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    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement (File No. 33-68034) of our report dated
November 18, 1991, on the consolidated financial statements of Zapata Gulf
Marine Corporation as of September 30, 1991 included in Zapata Corporation's
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1993 and to all references to our
firm in such Registation Statement.     

    
                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.     



    
Houston, Texas     
    
February 17, 1994