EXHIBIT 23.2

                                            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333- ) of our  report  dated  March 26,  1997,  on our  audits of the  financial
statements of Saba Petroleum  Company.  We also consent to the references to our
firm under the caption "Experts".




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Coopers & Lybrand
Los Angeles, California
January 27, 1998