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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 33-94678) of our report
dated April 3, 1995 on our audit of the consolidated financial statements of
Saba Petroleum Company.  We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts."




COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Los Angeles, California
November 28, 1995