EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 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.

                                               PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Houston, Texas
May 23, 2000