EXHIBIT 23.3




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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The Board of Directors
Triton Energy Corporation


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 2-80978, 33-4042, 33-27203, 33-29498, 33-46968 and 33-51691) and Form
S-3 (Nos. 33-11920, 33-15793, 33-17614, 33-21984, 33-23058, 33-25634, 33-31319,
33-45847, 33-69230 and 33-46292) of Triton Energy Corporation of our report
dated August 14, 1992 relating to the consolidated statements of earnings,
shareholders' equity and cash flows of Crusader Limited and subsidiaries for the
year ended May 31, 1992 and the related schedules which report appears in the
May 31, 1994 annual report on Form 10-K of Triton Energy Corporation.





                                                  KPMG Peat Marwick

Brisbane, Australia
August 25, 1994