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                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.2



                              [WALKERS LETTERHEAD]



                                                      Our Ref: GWP/dw/T183-10663

October 25, 2000



TRITON ENERGY CORPORATION
6688 North Central Expressway
Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75206-9926
U.S.A.

TRITON ENERGY LIMITED
Caledonian House, Mary Street
P.O. Box 1043
George Town
Grand Cayman
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Dear Sirs:

This opinion is delivered in connection with the Registration Statement on Form
S-4, File No. 333-[        ] (the "Registration Statement") filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") by Triton Energy Limited, a
Cayman Islands company ("TEL")(which Registration Statement relates to 8 7/8%
Senior Notes due 2007 (the "Notes"), to be issued and sold by TEL from time to
time for an aggregate issue price of US$300,000,000.

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined the documents (the
"Documents") listed in Schedule 1 hereto.

In giving this opinion we have relied upon the assumptions set out in Schedule
2 hereto, which we have not independently verified.

We are Attorneys-at-Law in the Cayman Islands and express no opinion as to any
laws other than the laws of the Cayman Islands in force and as interpreted at
the date hereof. Except as explicitly stated herein, we express no opinion in
relation to any representation or warranty contained in the documents nor upon
the commercial terms of the transactions contemplated by the documents.

Based upon the foregoing examinations and assumptions and upon such searches as
we have
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conducted and having regard to legal considerations which we deem relevant, we
are of the opinion that under the law of the Cayman Islands, the Notes, when (i)
the Board of Directors of TEL or a committee thereof properly empowered (such
Board of Directors or committee being hereinafter referred to as the "Board")
has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the terms of the Notes and
the issue of such Notes in accordance with the terms of the offering thereof and
related matters, (ii) the Indenture has been validly executed and delivered by
TEL to the trustee, and (iii) such Notes have been duly executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar
agreement approved by the TEL Board upon payment of the consideration therefor
provided for therein, such Notes will be legally issued by TEL.

This opinion is limited to the matters referred to herein and shall not be
construed as extending to any other matter or document not referred to herein.
This opinion is given solely for your benefit and the benefit of your legal
advisers acting in that capacity in relation to this transaction and may not be
relied upon by any other person without our prior written consent. This opinion
is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman
Islands.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement and all references to our name in the Registration
Statement.


                                                               Yours faithfully,



                                                               /s/ Walkers
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                                   Schedule 1

1.      The Memorandum and Articles of Association of TEL;

2.      The Registration Statement;

3.      the form of Indenture to be expected by TEL and the trustee named
        therein;

4.      such other documents as we have considered necessary for the purposes
        of rendering this opinion.
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                                   SCHEDULE 2

                                  ASSUMPTIONS

The opinions hereinbefore given are based upon the following assumptions:

1.   There are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman
     Islands which would be contravened by the execution or delivery of the
     Documents and that, in so far as any obligation expressed to be incurred
     under the Documents is to be performed in or is otherwise subject to the
     laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, its performance will
     not be illegal by virtue of the laws of that jurisdiction.

2.   All authorizations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions required
     by and all filings and other requirements of each of the parties to the
     Documents outside the Cayman Islands to ensure the legality and validity of
     the Documents will be duly obtained, made or fulfilled and will remain in
     full force and effect and that any conditions to which they are subject
     will be satisfied.

3.   None of the parties to the Documents is a person, political faction or body
     resident in or constituted under the laws of any country currently the
     subject of United Nations Sanctions ("Sanctions") extended to the Cayman
     Islands by the Order of Her Majesty in Council. At this date Sanctions
     currently extend to Libya, Iraq, Kuwait, Haiti, The Federal Republic of
     Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Somalia, Rwanda, Serbia & Montenegro,
     Angola, The Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola ("UNITA"),
     Afghanistan, Britrea or Ethiopia and the Taliban (an Afghan political
     faction which calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).