Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No.  333-40480)  and the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-80489) of FX Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report,
which  includes a going  concern  explanatory  paragraph,  dated  March 13, 2002
relating to the consolidated  financial  statements,  which appears in this Form
10-K.

/s/ Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
April 12, 2002