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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Evergreen Resources, Inc.
1401 17^th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, Colorado 80202

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 15, 2002, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Evergreen Resources, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/  BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

Denver, Colorado
April 22, 2002

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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS