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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 3, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in Burlington Resources Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



                                       /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Houston, Texas
May 9, 2000