EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-54053 and No. 333-30171) on Form S-8 and (No. 33-60741) on Form S-3, of
Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated March
20, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Petroleum Heat and
Power Co., Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity
(deficiency) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1997, and the related schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Petroleum Heat and Power Co.,
Inc.


/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Stamford, CT
March 26, 1998