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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     We hereby consent to the references to our name and to the use of
information from our "Appraisal Report as of December 31, 1999 on Certain
Properties owned by Triton Columbia Incorporated in Colombia" in the Form S-4
dated on or about October 25, 2000, for Triton Energy Limited. However, due to
the length of time since the referenced report, there have been developments
during 2000 that could materially affect the results of that report, and, as
such, it should be emphasized that the results from the report quoted in the
Form S-4 do not reflect any information or developments since December 31, 1999.



                                             /s/ DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON




Dallas, Texas
October 25, 2000