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CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP


We hereby consent to the inclusion in Compton  Petroleum  Corporation's  Annual
Report on Form 40-F for the year ended  December  31, 2006 of our audit  report
dated March 23,  2007,  on  management's  assessment  of the  effectiveness  of
internal control over financial  reporting of Compton Petroleum  Corporation as
at  December  31,  2006,  to be filed with the  United  States  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  pursuant  to the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as
amended.


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