Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement
No. 333-70567 on
Form S-8 of our
report dated September 27, 2006 relating to the financial
statements of Magellan Petroleum Corporation, appearing in this
Annual Report on
Form 10-K of
Magellan Petroleum Corporation for the year ended June 30,
2006.
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/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP |
Hartford, Connecticut
September 27, 2006