BENTON OIL & GAS CO
S-8, EX-23.1, 2000-11-01
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 29, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Benton Oil and Gas Company, which appears in Benton Oil
and Gas Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California
November 1, 2000


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