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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 22, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and the combined financial statements, which
appear in the Plains All American Pipeline LP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated April 12, 2001 relating to the balance sheet of
Plains All American Inc., which appears in Plains All American Pipeline LP's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2001. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
April 19, 2001
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