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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors of Pengrowth Corporation
as Administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust

We consent to the use of our reports dated  February 26, 2007,  with respect to
the  consolidated  balance sheets of Pengrowth  Energy Trust as of December 31,
2006 and 2005,  and the related  consolidated  statements of income and deficit
and cash flow for each of the years then ended,  management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal  control over financial  reporting as of December 31,
2006 and the  effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting as of
December 31, 2006, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration statement on Form F-3.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Canada
June 15, 2007





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