EXHIBIT 24.2

                             HUDDLESTON & CO., INC.
                       PETROLEUM AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERS
                             1111 FANNIN-SUITE 1700
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
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                                 (281) 658-0248

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEER

                                January 14, 1997

Fortune Petroleum Corporation
One Commerce Green
515 W. Greens Rd., Suite 720
Houston, Texas  77067

Dear Sirs:

      We hereby consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form S-2 of Fortune Petroleum Corporation to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 14, 1997, to the
use of our name therein, and to the inclusions of or reference to our reports of
estimated future reserves and revenues effective December 31, 1993, December 31,
1994 and December 31, 1995.

                                     HUDDLESTON & CO., INC.

                                     /s/ PETER D. HUDDLESTON
                                     Peter D. Huddleston, P.E.