Exhibit 23.1


                  [Letterhead of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]




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".


                                       PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
September 25, 1998