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 [File No.
333-64387] 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


October 16, 1998