EXHIBIT 23.1


                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Mission Resources Corporation and Subsidiaries:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 27, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Mission Resources Corporation and subsidiaries
(the Company) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive loss, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003,
incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective
January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations; effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and effective January 1,
2001, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
April 27, 2004