EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 (File No. 333-68350) of our report dated February 16, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement. /s PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - ----------------------------- Houston, Texas December 5, 2001