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 February 9, 1996, appearing on page F-2 of Triton Energy
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectuses.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

Dallas,  Texas
February  14, 1997