EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the Prospectus
constituting  part  of  this  Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report
dated  February  9,  1996,  which  appears  on  page  F-2  of  Triton  Energy
Corporation's  Annual  Report  to  Stockholders,  which  is  incorporated  by
reference  in  Triton  Energy Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year  ended  December  31, 1995.  We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Dallas, Texas
July 11, 1996