EXHIBIT 23.2
                         HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-115841, 333-94823, 333-49114 and 333-85900) and
Form S-3 (No. 333-17231) of Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (formerly Benton Oil
and Gas Company) of our report dated March 2, 2004, relating to the financial
statements of Limited Liability Company Geoilbent, which appears in this Form
10-K.

ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

Moscow, Russia
February 23, 2006