<PAGE>


                                                                EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-80364, 333-01851, 33-84064, 333-42773, 333-
42767, 333-65939) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-43788, 33-48610, 33-53802, 33-06191,
333-27907, 333-45558, 333-45562) of Plains Resources Inc. of our report dated
March 29, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements which appear
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

January 18, 2001



© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission