EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
   
  We hereby consent to the inclusion as an exhibit to that Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form 10 (the "Registration Statement") of Pinnacle
Oil International, Inc. (the "Company"), to be filed by the Company with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 28, 1998,
of our Report of Independent Auditors dated March 13, 1998 (the "Report"),
relating to the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related Consolidated Statements
of Loss, Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit), and
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow of the Company and its subsidiaries for
each of the year ended December 31, 1997, and the notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements, and further consent to the references in the
Registration Statement to our Report.     
 
                                          /s/ Deloitte & Touche
 
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, Canada
   
August 28, 1998