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Exhibit 5.1
Gilbert Laustsen Jung
Associates Ltd.Petroleum Consultants
4100, 400-3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4H2 (403) 266-9500 Fax (403) 262-1855
CONSENT
We hereby consent to references to us, and to our reserve report dated February 7, 2003, and effective December 31, 2002, (1) under the captions "Presentation of Our Reserve Information" and "Interests of Experts" in the U.S. prospectus included in Part I of this Registration Statement on Form F-10, and (2) in Appendix B to the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Pengrowth Energy Trust for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, which Annual Report is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-10. We also consent to the filing of the said reserve report as an exhibit to this Registration Statement on Form F-10.
| GILBERT LAUSTSEN JUNG ASSOCIATES LTD. |
| By: /s/ Doug R. Sutton |
| Doug R. Sutton, P. Eng. Vice-President |
July 21, 2003 Calgary, Alberta | |
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