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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


To the Board of Directors of Petsec Energy Inc.:

     We hereby consent to (i) the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Petsec Energy Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), under the Securities Act of 1933, of information
contained in our reserve report dated February 20, 1997, relating to the oil
and gas reserves and estimated future net revenues, as of December 31, 1996, of
certain properties held by the Company and (ii) all references to such report
and/or to this firm in such Prospectus, and further to our being named as an
expert therein.

                                   RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                   PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


                                   /s/ Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers
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Houston, Texas
September 10, 1997