Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Hyperdynamics Corporation
Houston, Texas
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2006 (File No. 333-130976); the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2008 (File No. 333-149774); and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2008 (File No. 333-148287), of our reports dated September 30, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, and on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2008 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hyperdynamics Corporation.
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Houston, Texas
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September 30, 2008