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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3



                         CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY

         We hereby consent to the use of our reserve reports on the reserves of
oil and natural gas of DevX Energy, Inc. (the "Company") dated June 30, 1998 and
June 30, 1999 with respect to the Morgan Properties in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-2 and the related Prospectus and to the
incorporation by reference of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 2000, which includes reserve information derived from our reports, into
the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Reserves" and "Engineers" and elsewhere in such
Registration Statement and Prospectus.



                                                            RYDER SCOTT COMPANY