EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 5, 2004 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Nabors Industries Ltd., which appears in
Nabors Industries Ltd.'s 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated by reference in Nabors Industries Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated March 5, 2004 relating to the financial statement
schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
January 6, 2005