Exhibit  23.1          Consent  of  Malone  and  Bailey,  PLLC



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As  independent  certified  public  accountants,  we  hereby consent to the
incorporation  by  reference  in this registration statement of our report dated
September 12, 2000 included in the Hyperdynamics Corporation Form 10-KSB for the
year  ended  June  30,  2000.

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/s/  Malone  and  Bailey,  PLLC
Houston,  Texas
September  14,  2001