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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 12, 2001
relating to the financial statements, which includes reference to other auditors
and which appears in Burlington Resources Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                              /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                              PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Houston, Texas
June 26, 2001