CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Worldwide Petromoly, Inc. 1300 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 1985 Houston, Texas 77056 We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated October 1, 1997, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Worldwide Petromoly, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. Houston, Texas February 9, 1999