EXHIBIT 23.3
NETHERLAND,  SEWELL
&  ASSOCIATES,  INC.




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
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     We hereby consent to the reference to our firm in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Triton Energy Limited for the year ended December 31, 1999, incorporated
by  reference  into  the  Registration  Statement  on  Form S-8 of Triton Energy
Limited  to  be  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
October  24,  2000.



                                     NETHERLAND,  SEWELL  &  ASSOCIATES,  INC.



                                     By:/s/Frederic D. Sewell
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                                        Frederic D. Sewell
                                        President


Dallas, Texas
October 23, 2000