EXHIBIT 9
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS


We refer to our report dated March 24, 2005 evaluating the reserves attributable
to Western Oil Sands Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2004 (the
"Report").

We hereby consent to references to our name and to the Report in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 40-F to be filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We also confirm that we have read the Annual Information Form and that we have
no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information
contained in it that are derived from the Report or that are within our
knowledge as a result of the services we performed in connection with the
Report.



/s/ James H. Willmon

James H. Willmon
Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd.
Independent Engineers

Calgary, Canada
March 29, 2005