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                                                              EXHIBIT 23(b)     
    
                   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 reports
dated December 17, 1993, 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