SEVEN SEAS PETROLEUM INC, S-4, EX-23.B, 2001-01-10

SEVEN SEAS PETROLEUM INC
S-4, EX-23.B, 2001-01-10
OIL & GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(B)


             [RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS LETTERHEAD]


                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

         As independent oil and gas consultants, Ryder Scott Company, L.P.,
hereby consents to the use of our reserve report dated as of December 31,
1999 and all references to our firm included in or made a part of the
Seven Seas Petroleum Inc. Form S-4 to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on or about January 9, 2001. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Property" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" and "Petroleum
Engineer" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" in such Registration
Statement.


                                            /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY LP.

                                                RYDER SCOTT COMPANY LP.

January 9, 2001
Houston, Texas