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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement of our reports on the financial
statements of Vista Energy Resources, Inc. and for the I.P. Acquisition dated
February 16, 2000 and February 25, 1999, respectively, included in Prize Energy
Corp.'s Form S-1 and to all references to our Firm included in the attached
registration statement.

                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Dallas, Texas
August 23, 2000