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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
    
 
   
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of our report 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 included in this Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
    
 
   
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    
 
   
Houston, Texas
    
   
August 14, 1996