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                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3, as amended April 7, 1995, 
of our report dated February 10, 1995, included in Harken Energy Corporation's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, and of our report dated 
December 22, 1994, on the financial statements of the CHAP Venture as of and 
for the year ended December 31, 1993, included in Harken Energy Corporation's 
Form 8-K/A dated January 3, 1995, and to all references to our Firm included 
in this registration statement.
    



                                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Dallas, Texas
   
April 7, 1995