Attached files
Exhibit
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To:
Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No.
333-163869 on Form S-3 and registration statements No. 333-160737 and 333-152061
on Form S-8 of Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc. pertaining to 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan and the 2007 Stock Plan of the Company, of our report
dated March 2,
2010, relating to consolidated balance sheets of Pacific Asia Petroleum,
Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) (a development stage company) as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 and the period August
25, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2009, and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, as appearing
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ RBSM, LLP | ||
New
York, New York
March
2, 2010
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