EXHIBIT 23.2



                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-59567) of our report dated August 14, 1992
relating  to  the  consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cash flows of Triton Energy Corporation and subsidiaries for the year
ended  May  31, 1992 and related schedule (before restatement for discontinued
aviation sales and services operations and wholesale fuel products operations)
which  report  appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 24, 1995
of  Triton  Energy  Corporation.  We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.




KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Dallas, Texas
November 7, 1995