EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 22, 2000, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Vastar Resources, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                                       /s/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Houston, Texas
March 14, 2000