EXHIBIT 8
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                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

We hereby  consent to (i) the  inclusion  in the Annual  Report of Western  Oil
Sands Inc.  on Form 40-F for the year ended  December  31,  2006,  of our audit
report  dated  February  22,  2007,  relating  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2006
and  management's  assessment  of the  effectiveness  of internal  control over
financial  reporting and the  effectiveness  of internal control over financial
reporting of Western Oil Sands Inc. as of December 31, 2006.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Calgary, Alberta
February 22, 2007