Exhibit 23.0


                                Exhibit 23.0


The Board of Directors
Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-54053) on Form S-8 of Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries of our report dated March 2, 1995, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1994, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficiency) and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, and
the related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1994, annual
report on Form 10-K of Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc.


                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Mawick LLP


Stamford, CT
March 15, 1995