EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Noble Corporation of our report dated January 30, 2003
relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Noble
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
July 29, 2003