EXHIBIT 23.2

                       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 August 14, 1992 appearing on page F-3 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.

                                    KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 
Dallas, Texas
September 2, 1994