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[SCOTT PICKFORD LETTERHEAD]
December 12, 2000
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 230
Houston, Texas 77027-9726
Re: ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
Form S-1 Registration Statement
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our name into the
Registration Statement Form S-1 of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation and Subsidiaries.
We hereby consent to the references to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Harry McPhail
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Harry McPhail
Head of Petroleum Engineering
