CONSENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

        I consent to the use of my report  respecting  the estimated oil reserve
information  as of December  31,  2000,  for the  Montana  and Nevada  producing
properties of FX Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), and the discussion of such report
as  contained  in the  Company's  annual  report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000 and to the  incorporation by reference of such report as it is
referred to in the Company's annual report into the  registration  statements on
Form S-8 (SEC File Nos. 333-60563, 333-12385 and 333-11417) and the registration
statements  on  Form  S-3  (SEC  File  Nos.  333-08557,   333-16439,  333-26619,
333-79595, 333-80489 and 333-40480).

/s/ Larry D. Krause

Larry D. Krause
Billings, Montana
March 16, 2001