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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23(2)
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated August 15, 1996
included in Offshore Logistics, Inc.'s Form 10K for the year ended June 30,
1996 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration
statement.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 13, 1997
