Exhibit 99.9
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| KPMG LLP |
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| Chartered Accountants | Telephone | (403) 691-8000 |
| 2700-205 5 Avenue SW | Telefax | (403) 691-8008 |
| Calgary AB T2P 4B9 | Internet | www.kpmg.ca |
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the board of directors of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., the administrator of Penn West Energy Trust
We consent to the inclusion in this Annual Report on Form 40-F of:
· our audit report dated February 28, 2007 on the consolidated balance sheets of Penn West Energy Trust as at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the years then ended, and
· our audit report dated February 28, 2007 (except for note (a), which is dated March 26, 2007) on the Supplemental Note to the Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Reconciliation of Canadian and United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”.
each of which is contained in this Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Canada
March 27, 2007
KPMG LLP, a Canadian limited liability partnership is the Canadian
member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative