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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                      [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 26, 1999 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in the Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to
the references to us under the heading "Independent Accountants" in such
Registration Statement.



                                           PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Houston, Texas
September 15, 1999