Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Noble Energy, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 26, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Noble Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity and other comprehensive income
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the
related financial statement schedule, incorporated herein by reference and to
the references to our firm under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial
Data" in the prospectus.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective
January 1, 2003, the Company changed its method for accounting for asset
retirement obligations.

                                                KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
May 26, 2004