Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation on Form S-8 (File No.'s 33-35478 and 33-71134 of our
report  dated  February 26, 1999,  on our audits of the  consolidated  financial
statements of Cabot Oil & Gas  Corporation as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and
for the years ended December 31, 1998,  1997 and 1996,  which report is included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                                      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Houston,  Texas
March 26, 1999


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