EXHIBIT 23.2

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



                                  May 17, 2001

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     We  hereby  consent  to  the  references  to  our  firm  and  to the use of
information  from  our "Appraisal  Report, as  of  December 31, 2000, on Certain
Properties  in  Colombia  owned  by  Triton  Colombia  Incorporated,"  in  the
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on  or  about  May  25,  2001,  for  Triton  Energy  Limited.





                                                    DeGOLYER  and  MacNAUGHTON