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  4, 1997, which appears on page F-2 of Triton Energy Limited's
Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  for the year ended December 31, 1996.  We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.




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May  16,  1997