Exhibit 23.2
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                      Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-91215) of Plains Resources Inc. of our
report dated March 29, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements,
which appears in Plains Resources Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas


January 26, 2001