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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2



                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Venus Exploration,
Inc. (the "Company") for the registration of 11,233,333 shares of its Common
Stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August
17, 1999, with respect to the statements of revenues and direct operating
expenses of the Jackson Parish properties for the years ended December 31,
1998, 1997 and 1996 appearing in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 30, 1999, as amended by Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 7,
1999 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 7, 1999