EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Noble Corporation of our report dated January 31, 2002
relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Noble
Drilling Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts"
and "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data" in such Registration
Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Houston, Texas
April 22, 2002