EXHIBIT 23.1


The Board of Directors
Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 
33-54053 and No. 333-30171) on Form S-8 and (No. 33-60741) on Form S-3, of 
Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated March 
20, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Petroleum Heat and 
Power Co., Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the 
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' 
equity (deficiency) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year 
period ended December 31, 1997, and the related schedule, which report 
appears in the December 31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Petroleum 
Heat and Power Co., Inc.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Stamford, CT
March 26, 1998