EX-23.1 4 exhibit23-1.htm CONSENT OF KMPG LLP exhibit23-1.htm
Exhibit 23.1

 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors
Linn Energy, LLC:
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-131153 and 333-151610) on Form S-8 and in the registration statements (Nos. 333-146120, 333-148061, 333-148134, and 333-162357) on Form S-3 of Linn Energy, LLC of our reports dated February 23, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Linn Energy, LLC as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, unitholders’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, which reports appear in the December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K of Linn Energy, LLC.

/s/ KPMG LLP                                                                                                                        
 
Houston, Texas
February 23, 2012