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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1
    

                   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 12,
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 12, 1995