CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD, S-1, EX-23.2, 2000-09-25

CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD
S-1, EX-23.2, 2000-09-25
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

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                          Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
                                10 Church Street
                                PO Box 1068
                                Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 5B9
                                Tel: (902) 897-2000
                                Fax: (902) 893-3071

                                                          September 21, 2000


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C.  20549


Re:  Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal
Matters" in the prospectus  constituting a part of the registration statement on
Form S-1 filed by Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd., a corporation  continued under
the laws of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Yours truly,


PATTERSON PALMER HUNT MURPHY

/s/ George L. White
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George L. White, A Partner of the Firm