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 25, 2008, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Magellan Petroleum
Corporation and subsidiaries, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K
of Magellan Petroleum Corporation for the year ended
June 30, 2008.
/s/ Deloitte &
Touche LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
September 25, 2008