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, 2001 included in the Hyperdynamics Corporation Form 10-KSB for the
year  ended  June  30,  2001.


/s/  Malone and Bailey, PLLC
Houston,  Texas
December 5, 2001