EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the  incorporation by reference in this Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-53723) of our
report dated February 11, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements
of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (the  "Company"),  which appears in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Independent  Accountants" in such Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement.


                                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Houston, Texas
April 12, 2000