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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the use in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement 
on Form S-4 of TransAmerican Refining Corporation (333-53821) of our report 
dated April 30, 1998 relating to our audits of the balance sheet of 
TransAmerican Refining Corporation as of January 31, 1998 and 1997 and the 
related statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows for the 
years ended January 31, 1998 and 1997, the six months ended January 31, 1996 
and the year ended July 31, 1995.  We also consent to the reference to our 
firm under the caption "Independent Accountants."


                                              PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Houston, Texas
January 22, 1999