EXHIBIT 23.1



To the Board of Directors of
Clark Refining & Marketing, Inc.:

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our 
report dated February 4, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial 
statements of Clark Refining & Marketing, Inc.  We also consent to the reference
to our Firm under the caption "Experts."



                                    /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


St. Louis, Missouri
January 16, 1998