2012 10-K EX 23.2

Ryder Scott Company, L.P. hereby consents to the references to its firm in the form and context in which they appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (the “Annual Report”). Ryder Scott Company, L.P. hereby further consents to the use and incorporation by reference of information from its reports regarding those quantities estimated by Ryder Scott of proved reserves of Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, the future net revenues from those reserves and their present value for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, and to the inclusion of its summary report dated January 29, 2013 as an exhibit to the Annual Report. We hereby further consent to the incorporation by reference thereof into Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-178828).



	/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

	RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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