Exhibit 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use of our reports  dated March 11, 2005,  with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Swift Energy Company included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  December 31, 2004,  Swift Energy  Company
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting,  and the effectivess of internal control over financial  reporting of
Swift Energy  Company,  in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 2 to the  Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-112041).


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young

Houston, Texas
December 22, 2005