EXHIBIT 23.2

                            DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON
                        4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 400
                                One Energy Square
                               Dallas, Texas 75206


                                  March 9, 2001

Triton  Energy  Limited
Caledonian  House
Mary  Street
P.O.  Box  1043
George  Town
Grand  Cayman,  Cayman  Islands

Gentlemen:

We  hereby consent to (i) the use of the information contained in our "Appraisal
Report,  as  of  December  31,  2000, on Certain Properties in Colombia owned by
Triton  Colombia  Incorporated," under the caption "Items 1 and 2 - Business and
Properties - Reserves" and in note 21 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements  under  the  caption  "Oil  and  Gas Data" in the Form 10-K of Triton
Energy  Limited for the year ended December 31, 2000, and (ii) the references to
DeGolyer and MacNaughton  under  such  captions. We further consent to (i) the
incorporation by reference  from  the  Form 10-K of certain data from the Report
in the Company's Registration  Statements  on  Form  S-3 (Nos. 33-59567,
333-11703, 333-11703-01, 333-67843,  and  333-81029),  and  on Form S-8
(Nos. 2-80978, 33-4042, 33-27203, 33-29498, 33-46968, 33-51691, 333-08005,
333-27313, 333-48616, and 333-81031) of the  Company, and to (ii) references to
DeGolyer and MacNaughton in said Registration Statements and  the  Prospectuses
contained  therein.

     Very  truly  yours,


     DeGOLYER  and  MacNAUGHTON