EXHIBIT 23.6

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-65454) of PDVSA Finance Ltd. and Petroleos de
Venezuela, S.A. of our report dated February 26, 2005, relating to the financial
statements of LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
March 31, 2005