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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent pubic accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated March 26, 1999,
incorporated by reference in Southwest Gas Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and ONEOK, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated April 15, 1999, and to all references to our Firm included in
this registration statement.

                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
July 12, 1999
