EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report
dated July 19, 1994 appearing on page F-2 of Triton Energy Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1994.  We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 2, 1994