EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-91141, 333-54118, 333-74920) and Form S-3
(File Nos. 333-59224, 333-68446) of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. of our
report dated August 2, 2002 relating to the financial statements of Basin
Pipeline, Rancho Pipeline and the Permian Basin Gathering System, which appears
in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. dated
August 9, 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
August 9, 2002

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