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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,
                              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 9, 1999 relating to the
financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and for each of the two years in
the period ended December 31, 1998 which appears in Toreador Royalty
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in said
Registration Statement.

                                             /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                             PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Dallas, Texas
December 18, 2000